World's first pothole ROBOT hits the roads in Hertfordshire: Futuristic bot uses AI to detect depressions and automatically fills them up - and can make repairs 70% faster than humans

Potholes are a constant and often expensive menace on Britain's roads, but perhaps not for much longer. The first pothole robot is due to hit the streets of Hertfordshire within the next few months to test its autonomous repair technology. The robot, called ARRES (Autonomous Road Repair System) PREVENT uses AI to automatically detect, categorise, and fill in cracks. Should the test be successful, the robot could catch and repair cracks before they become too big to fix quickly. This could make road works cheaper, more efficient, and faster compared with human workers.