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I Want A Broad-Shouldered, 7ft Tall Man Robot To Rear My Children Too

By Kat Hannaford Published March 9, 2010, 6:00 pm ET

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Buried in a site devoted to early robots is my dream man, Electron. Russian, born in 1967, he has 4ft-wide shoulders, waltzes, plays chess, and while he only understands 112 commands, his steely gaze is reassuringly paternal. [CyberneticZoo via BotJunkie]

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