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Robot Gives Tours at National Taiwan U.

By admin | August 28, 2009

Robot Gives Tours at National Taiwan U.

After giving a campus tour of National Taiwan University, the guide needs to recharge — literally.

Engineering students have created a robot that can give guided tours around the university, both outdoors and inside a campus museum, the university says.

The robot, which is about three feet tall, uses GPS and a laser sonar system that helps it avoid obstacles. A student programs a pre-established route

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