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Meet the robot that eats and poos

Written by  William World 19 February 2012 Published in WORLD
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Meet the robot that eats and poos
Scientists in Bristol have created a robot that eats food, uses it for energy and then poos it out.

The EcoBot III has been trained to sense food and find it using its wheels. Instead of working from batteries, the EcoBot III works like a human does and gets energy from food.

It can shut itself down like humans do when they go to sleep and then use that energy again later. The work has been done by scientists at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at Bristol University. Check out the video below to see it in action!

Article sourced from NEWSROUND - http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17064375

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+2 #3 chase 2012-02-24 08:53
i really like your robot
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+2 #2 nick 2012-02-24 08:52
i really like the idea
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-4 #1 Christee 2012-02-20 10:36
Wow - I wonder what they will be used for in the future? I hope they won't be used to pick up rubbish as humans need to pick it up themselves. Why can't we use the food that it eats for compost instead of wasting it on a robot?
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