• Google could build a robot army after receiving a patent for methods and systems of allocating tasks to a series of robots over the cloud.
• The patent reportedly provides that the robots could be controlled by a smartphone in order to complete tasks.
• Although this technology could be used to simply connect a series of robots to carry out integrated tasks (such as controlling an assembly line or self-driving cars from a central source or ), the scope is clearly far greater.
• This patent follows another patent awarded to Google several weeks ago which would enable robots to have personalities that could be customised according to the user’s preference.

Read more:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2910561/google-patent-envisions-cloud-control-of-an-army-of-robots.html

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/04/17/google-has-patented-ability-control-robot-army

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/11537596/Is-Google-building-a-robot-army.html

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