No, this is not a scene from the movie ‘Transformers’; it’s simply a VR-operated robot carrying out maintenance work in Japan.
Designed to lower the risk of safety hazards, the humanoid robot is able to reach overhead railway contact lines — and once testing is complete, human labour may be cut down by a third.
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