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		johnyzee on Nov 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The New Asimo Robot Wow, amazing. This has come a long way since the worst demo ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASoCJTYgYB0 The way it manipulates stuff with the hands is very impressive, not to mention the 'understanding' required to pour liquid like that. Wonder how much of that was scripted.

wofser on Nov 8, 2011 [–]

I'm glad they put the wall in-front of him. Must have been a horrific sight for the children.

I also wonder how much was scripted.

Take for example when he unscrewed the cork. Did he "feel" that the cork was loose or did a programmer instruct him to unscrew the cork 278 degrees?

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