Robots not only crack safes faster than humans, they do it differently.

Robots not only can crack safes faster than humans, they do it differently. I.e., smarter.

By demonstrating his safecracking bot and showing people how to make their own, Seidle says he's certainly not trying to aid burglars. Instead, he sees his work as mostly harmless DIY fun, and a warning about the limits of the security of a cheap safe. And more broadly, he sees it as a way to demonstrate the changing nature of physical security in an era of cheap robotics.

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