Anybots' humanoid robot trains to do the dirty work

April 10, 2007, 7:50pm PDT | Length: 00:03:15
In a March 21 interview, CNET News.com's Zamir Haider spoke with Trevor Blackwell, founder of Mountain View, Calif.-based Anybots, and saw humanoid robots that may one day be used to perform dangerous tasks. He got close to walking robot Dexter and its pneumatic limbs.
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