The article mentions starting two robots from the same point heading in opposite directions to make that 2km instead of 1km. But yeah, you'd have to splice it.

The article mentions starting two robots from the same point heading in opposite directions to make that 2km instead of 1km. But yeah, you'd have to splice it. I wonder if it would be possible to have the fibers that need splicing take a short detour down a pole to near ground level and have someone do the splice there.