He’s big, quick and doesn’t need a tea break. Meet MOTOMAN, a robot that could soon be in charge of new car assembly, according to maker Yasukawa Electric Corporation of Japan.

Debuting at the recent International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo, the £46,000 robot demonstrated its effectiveness on a production line. The droid features two multi-functioning arms and a pivoting upper body for a variety of tasks - but the cute head with big eyes won’t make production. As MOTOMAN is bolted to the floor, it doesn’t need to see where it’s going!

(this article was taken from autoexpress.co.uk)

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