‘In the next 50 years, Australian robots will control mines, patrol the coastline and negotiate our harsh agricultural environment, preventing us from risk to our lives. Unmanned aircraft will comb the skies and autonomous vehicles will conduct ground reconnaissance, making Australia a global leader in field robotics.

Those are a few of the scenarios to be imagined by top scientists and computing experts at the Computing the Future Symposium at the University of Sydney tomorrow. It is open to the public.’

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