Obama Met a Giant, Talking Robot Giraffe at the White House Today By Marina Koren June 18, 2014
What's 17 feet tall, weighs 2,200 pounds and has a British accent?
This robotic giraffe that President Obama met at the White House on Wednesday.
The giraffe, created by Lindsay Lawlor of San Diego, was on the South Lawn as part of the first-ever Maker Faire, an innovations gathering of more than 100 "makers" from 25 states.
The wheeled robotic animal, whose name is Russell, is powered by a 12-horsepower hybrid fuel-engine motor. According to pool reports, the giraffe can play music, carry up to 30 people, and, apparently, speak. ...........................................
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