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Published online 25 April 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050425

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Robotic leader makes for good teamwork

When two robots arrive at a doorway, who should go first?

Robots are terribly polite these days. When two vehicles developed by a Canadian robotics firm arrive at a narrow door at the same time, they have a friendly way to decide who should pass through first.

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