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Home Is Where the Robot Is

New breed of metal humanoids can see, touch, and don't mind housework

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 21, 2008 5:01 AM CDT

(Newser) – A kinder, gentler, smarter Frankenstein may soon be mowing your lawn and folding your unmentionables. Manufacturers are developing a new generation of metallic humanoid that will not only carry heavy objects, but pull their weight around the house and at work, the Economist reports. These...   Read full story »

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