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Software developed at MIT may free robotic machinery from the protective cages that separate it from human coworkers in many of today's manufacturing plants, allowing robots to work safely alongside people. Credit: MIT

'Barcode Everyone at Birth'

BBC News

May 22, 2012

If I were empress of the Universe I would insist on every individual having a unique ID permanently attached—a barcode if you will—an implanted chip to provide an easy, fast inexpensive way to identify individuals.

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