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11-11-2014, 10:42 PM
http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UZAtoUJWSpbD9LshHb4DRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/google-robot-karate-kid.png (http://news.yahoo.com/video-watch-one-google-amazing-robots-reenact-classic-023026909.html)It’s been a little less than a year-since Google embarked on a major spending spree of robotics firms and since then we haven’t heard too much about the company’s growing android army. Per 9to5Google,-there’s a new video showing off a robot built by the Google-owned Boston Dynamics in which it reenacts-the classic scene in The Karate Kid where Daniel stands atop a small barrel on a beach and tries to maintain balance while performing assorted moves. RELATED: The 5 craziest robots in Google’s growing Android army 9to5Google notes that the robot, which is nicknamed Ian, stands at 6 feet 2 inches and weighs around 330 pounds, which seems surprisingly light considering that it’s made entirely of metal. For comparison, consider



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