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Vol. 5 Num 1130 Sat. August 04, 2007  
   
StarTech


EIGHT-LEGGED BOT
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This combo picture shows the Halluc II, eight-legged semi-autonomous mobile robot (front) during a press preview for a renewal robot corner at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on July 31. The autonomous, eight-legged robot is able to move independendently but at the same time is under total control and networked by a central computer system. The museum has started exhibiting it from August 1. PHOTO: AFP