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New breed of robots call the tune

Tag: Life Style — Raluca Dina @ 1:39 pm

Japanese giant Toyota unveils a violin-playing robot in the race to develop the first truly practical range of machines. The Japanese car maker says it plans to create robots with practical uses in factories, hospitals and people’s homes within the next few years.

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