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Chinese Farmer Sells his Robots

By khurrum1 ⋅ July 11, 2006 ⋅ ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Wu Yulu, a Chinese farmer, has been creating robots since 25 years. He has had to sell his creations to pay of his debts after his house burnt down.

All 25 robots are made of wire, metal, screws and nails found in rubbish sites, with some able to serve tea, light cigarettes and push rickshaws, the China Daily newspaper said.

“I couldn’t sleep for several days after selling the child, but I had no other choice. I had to pay off my debts,” Wu was quoted as saying.

“I love to play with robots. The cleverer they became, the deeper the emotional link I felt to them. Later, I began to call them my sons.”

Wu now plans to build new robots to help repay his debt.

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