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80 years ago, someone made this giant Buddha-like humanoid robot that can change its expression and move its head with surprising ease in order to commemorate the new Showa emperor. Some consider it the oldest robot in history—at the time, people called it a "manmade human." The robot was refurbished in Osaka last week after years of collecting dust.
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Uh..What would have been kool would have been some video on that site huh?
Posted by: Javatrader | April 30, 2008 at 12:36 PM