On: Difficult situation on campus: traffic jam of food...

[grogenaut]

I've never actually walked into people, usually after 2 or 3 you look at each other and smile and then one person steps to the side or both and then you go, no you, ok.

[emmelaich → grogenaut]

You should also say "thanks for the dance but I must be going"

[ithinkso → grogenaut]

I will forever link this whole thread in any discussion where HN is discussing anything real world/outside of our bubble

It's hilarious

[genericacct → ithinkso]

The "people as obstacles to avoid" angle is what amuses me

[nicoco → grogenaut]

Are you implying we should implement a smile feature to the delivery bots?

[trhway → nicoco]

it definitely should smile before/while driving into your legs as well as when standing waiting for you to walk around. It can also mark you with the laser pointer to indicate that it does sense you. Communication is the key.

[HeyLaughingBoy → trhway]

Somehow I doubt that most people would take a bot marking them with a laser pointer as a benign action, but maybe that's just me.

[munk-a → nicoco]

The facial communication is only necessary because we're negotiating as two people who want to go where the other one is. When it comes to bots they can be forever deferential and always yield to humans.

[marcosdumay → munk-a]

Hum... I'm not sure you got what is being negotiated right.

When people do that it's because both are yielding. They just don't know where to yield.

[munk-a → marcosdumay]

I understand yea - when it comes to a robot and a human though the human doesn't need to yield. It'll probably take some time to train it into people but humans should always have the right of way.