The Short, Strange Life of the First Friendly Robot - IEEE Spectrum

The Short, Strange Life of the First Friendly Robot - IEEE Spectrum - An  incredible article by Yulia Frumer about Japan’s Gakutensoku, a giant pneumatic automaton that toured through Asia—until it mysteriously disappeared. Wonderful research!

Fastening ideas about robotics and human beings. This article is a real fit for this blog. Thank you, Yulia Frumer. 

P.S. I am going to try to correspond with the author and try to get more information.

UPDATE: I got a very kind reply from Dr. Frumer. Looks like she may be contributing more at IEEE Spectrum. I look forward to her articles.