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Quirky China: robot plays dead for pesticide warnings; bot hugs girl, in-car toilet approved

A robot in a high-visibility vest carrying a loud hailer while patrolling a park in China’s northeastern Jilin province has caused much amusement online. “We have sprayed pesticides in the park. It is highly poisonous,” the robot was exclaiming through the loud hailer. The robot

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Quirky China: robot plays dead for pesticide warnings; bot hugs girl, in-car toilet approvedA robot in a high-visibility vest carrying a loud hailer while patrolling a park in China’s northeastern Jilin province has caused much amusement online. “We have sprayed pesticides in the park. It is highly poisonous,” the robot was exclaiming through the loud hailer. The robot
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