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Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks
No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We’re talking about the cute, helpful ones designed to help out in school. And, yes — this really is a thing. A Norwegian company is already successful in 17 countries with a small robot that can represent absent pupils in the classroom. DW’s […]
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The 1X technologies humanoid, known as Neo.
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No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We’re talking about the cute, helpful ones designed to help out in school.
And, yes — this really is a thing.
A Norwegian company is already successful in 17 countries with a small robot that can represent absent pupils in the classroom. DW’s Lars Bevanger reports from Oslo.
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