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Iran unveils human-like robot: report
 Iran has developed a new human-like walking robot to be used in "sensitive jobs," government newspaper Iran reported on Sunday.Do they call it Moqtada? Soorena-2, named after an ancient Persian warrior, was unveiled by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday. It is 1.45 metres (4.7 feet) tall and weighs 45 kilograms (99 pounds), the report said. Was nutjob standing on his stool when he unveiled it? "Walking slowly like human beings with regular arm and leg movements are among its characteristics," it said. "Such robots are designed and developed to be used in sensitive and difficult jobs on behalf of a person or as help." I had a lego set that would do that. The report did not elaborate on the robot's capabilities. Let me guess: It can bang its head on the ground at 20 cycles per second, has speakers that can project "Allahu akbar!" at 200dB, and jaw-dropping when it comes to throwing rocks? Iran has pursued a number of scientific projects in recent years such as cloning, stem cell research and satellite technology while it has come under increasing international pressure over its controversial nuclear programme. They even developed an artificial-intelligence brain for their robot, but that part of the project was canceled when it committed heresy as soon as it became self-aware. Posted by: gorb 2010-07-06 |
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