Monstrous 13-foot mecha craves the dangerous jobs humans avoid
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“A Beijing-based company has unveiled a 13-foot-tall hydraulic-electric humanoid robot designed to perform heavy-duty industrial tasks with high precision. The machine stands as tall as a monster truck.”
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