This article in New Scientist describes how robotic traffic cones could soon be swarming onto highways, closing down lanes and slowing the traffic. This will be more efficient for controlling traffic and less hazardous to people. I hope they’re programmed to obey Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics, otherwise we could be in for trouble. 
Speaking of Asimov, I saw the trailer for I, Robot last night. From the trailer, and from what I’ve heard, it doesn’t follow the story line of any of Asimov’s work, just from concept of the three laws.
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