and they want Russian-made androids that can dance and talk.
Prototypes of tested Russian robots
"surpass foreign-produced robots with their technical
characteristics," according to a statement
from Russian Railways overnight.
They have bought eight Russian robots for testing.
Seven are 35-centimetres high,
and the
eighth is 1.4 metres tall and weighs 70 kilograms.
The plan is to "build special robot models that can replace humans in particularly
difficult work for railways," the statement said.
The robots can inspect parts of trains that are difficult for humans to access, Roman Timofeyev
, a rail official, told Vesti 24 television channel.
Russian television showed the robots dancing on tables in front of amazed members of the public.
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