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Grampa’s Robot Enforcer

By Charliejane Published November 27, 2007, 6:30 pm ET

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Japanese researchers tested out a new robot designed to take care of elderly people, at a Waseda University lab today. Despite its 244-pound bulk and menacing pincer-arms, the battery-powered Twendy-One is supposed to handle old people gently. [Photo by Koji Sasahara for AP]

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