Friday, 8 May 2020

I Not Robot

A Russian technical display of a robot at Proyektoria Technology Forum, a science and innovation show .....

Russian Robot - Seeing Is Believing
Seeing Is Believing .....

... was reported by local TV Russia-24 as being an example of Russian science and robotics, and was shown being able to walk, talk and dance.

But then the awful truth came out after local journalists on the TJournal website asked some probing questions .....

Russian Robot Fake - Seeing Is Believing
Seeing Is Believing ....

It then turned out to be a man in a 'suit. The Alyosha robot costume is described by the makers, Show Robots, as being able to create "an almost complete illusion that you have a real robot."  .... a snip at 250,000 rouble (£2,975), as the organisers of the Proyektoria Technology Forum can attest.
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2 comments:

  1. Ella12 May 2020 at 08:07

    I think I dated that guy. No wait, with the helmet off it wasn't him. ha ha.

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    1. No PC12 May 2020 at 13:44

      Robot dating may be part of the "new normal" ... sad, but possibly true. Thanks for the comment Ella and stay safe.

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