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Japan experiments with autonomous AI chainsaw-wielding robots

10.28

A scary-looking humanoid robot with a chainsaw arm was shown in action on Japan's ANN News recently. The rail truck-mounted mech was being used by Japanese railway firm JR East to clear tree branches…

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