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Letter: Robot revolution

Published 29 May 2013

From Allen Reynolds

So Ikea-bots build coffee tables (4 May, p 24) but what builds the Ikea-bot? And if the Ikea-bot comes pre-assembled, why not the coffee table? Beware – once the bots self-assemble, the robot takeover is round the corner.

North Shore, New Zealand

Issue no. 2919 published 1 June 2013

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