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>With 5G connectivity, the robot responded immediately to my commands, via an Xbox controller, for it to move. >But when we switched down to 4G, the momentary d
by torginus 4y ago
>With 5G connectivity, the robot responded immediately to my commands, via an Xbox controller, for it to move.
>But when we switched down to 4G, the momentary delay between me touching the controller and the robot receiving the instruction - this is called latency - resulted in drama.
This sounds like a typical smoke and mirrors demo - make the new technology dramatically better by handicapping its predecessor. A journalist whose job is to inform the public, should be a bit more critical when reporting this stuff - I believe the BBC has enough budget to not have to produce a straight-up infomercial.
- ekianjo 4y ago> I believe the BBC has enough budget to not have to produce a straight-up infomercial. Not sure why people have this image that BBC has a higher quality that other British tabloids.