This farmer grows robots
By Jia Hepeng (China Daily)
Updated: 2006-07-07 09:05 In the late '70s, Wu got a job at a farm machinery factory, and the small
income helped him turn used sewing machine parts and some steel wire into his
first robot.
"Until now, I don't know the theory of physics, but I knew
that electricity can drive motors and power can be transferred to the robot's
hands and legs with levers and wires," Wu said.
A robot lights a cigarette for an old man.
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After his first
robot turned out to be "disabled," Wu continued to experiment. In 1982, the
first movable robot, Wu Laoda (the first son of the Wu), was
born.
Another video shows Wu Laoda as a coarse combination of steel wires
and sticks without head and skin. He was destroyed in a fire seven years
ago.
Although Wu compensated for his lack of scientific knowledge with
his talent and devotion, there were accidents, the first of which happened
around 1995.
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