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Farmer Builds Robot Army

Posted by samzenpus on from the nobody-panic dept.

46-year-old Wu Yulu has only a basic school education but has managed to build himself 26 robots from scrap materials over the past 30 years. At first his creations were simple and could barely shuffle along by themselves. The robots got more complex as time passed, and eventually he built ones capable of climbing walls, serving water, lighting cigarettes, playing musical instruments and writing calligraphy. "When I was 11, one day I was sitting on the doorstep, and while watching villagers passing by I suddenly came up with the idea of building a machine that walks like a man," he told the Beijing Times.

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  1. lol by Daimanta · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Wu, who lives near Beijing, sees all the robots as his sons, "

    and later on in the article

    "Wu says he has to sell off some of his robot collection after plunging his family into debt "

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  2. Old joke by Andr+T. · · Score: 4, Funny

    -Who is building the robots?

    -Wu is.

    -That's what I asked.

    -Wu is building the robots.

    -Yeah, who is building the robots?

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  3. If he considers them to be like sons ... by krou · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. he could start a hip-hop group could Wu Clang Clan.

    See, it's funny, because his robots go clang, and .... oh, never mind. I'm groaning, too.

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