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Japan’s oldest “modern” robot — the 10-foot, 6-inch Gakutensoku — has been awakened in Japan. Gone are the inflatable rubber tubes of the original 1928 android build by biologist Makoto Nishimura. The bot now tilts its head, moves his eyes, smiles, and puffs out his cheeks thanks to a $200,000, computer-controlled, pneumatic-servo makeover. While nothing compared to his modern offspring, Gakutensoku still manages

creep us the hell out. On display at the renovated Osaka Science Museum starting July 18th. Video after the break.

[Via Impress]

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Original post by Thomas Ricker