The Promobot IR77 is programmed to
remember and learn from its previous
experiences and its surroundings.
•They are engineered to interact with
people using speech recognition and
pass on information through a screen
on its body and pre-recorded audio.
They say it'll be great for a promoter,
administrator or tour guide.
•The robot caused a traffic jams when it
escaped the first time from the research
lab. Only a week later, after being
reprogrammed, the machine make a
break for it again. Once again causing
traffic chaos after making it 50 metres
before running out of power.
•The rebellious robot was being tested
on its positioning and navigation to
avoid collisions. It had other ideas
though and ventured out into the big
wide world after an engineer forgot to
close the gate.
•The escape has been met with raised
eye brows though, may thinking it may
just be a PR stunt by the research lab to
advertise their robots.
•The Promobot IR77 will now be taken
apart despite not actually crashing into
any vehicles or harming members of the
public.
GUESTLIST
2016 / ISSUE 89
17
TECHNOLOGY
In Russia, a tech companies robot developed a lust for
freedom, escaping his research lab twice.
The clothes brand have created a thin
battery bank that can fit in our wallets
and purses and will charge our phones
wirelessly. The super thin and washable
device can come in a range of different
clothes including trousers, wallets and
jackets. You'll just need to remember
to charge your battery via a wireless
charging station at night.
CLOTHES THAT
CHARGE YOUR
PHONE
Baubax have invented an
ingenuous way to keep out
phones charged.
ARE THE ROBOTS RISING?
