| Core Concept |
| A means of telerobotics: the delegation of computationally difficult tasks to people. |
| robots |
| Key application area is robotics.
Instead of embedding the necessary computing power onboard, robots only need recognise when an task exceeds their abilities. Control is then delegated to a human operator, who assumes control over the network, releasing control when the task is complete. |
| tasks |
| Typical 'exception' tasks might be navigation, identification, manipulation, fault recovery. |
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| learning |
| If the robot has the capacity to learn, the operator will effectively become a tutor, reducing the robot's dependency in future. |
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| operator |
| Operators are remote located, communicating with the robot over a conventional network. |
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| outsourcing |
| The work delegated by the robots could be handled by a facility analogous to a call-centre. |
| developing world |
| Telerobotics work could be undertaken by semi-skilled workers in the developing world. Would provide a means for previously excluded populations to earn income from the 21st century hi-tech economies. |
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