Author: Paul Ratner / Source: Big Think
- A state-owned channel showed a report on a “robot” which turned out to be an actor in a suit.
- The robot “Boris” was supposed to be good at math and dancing.
- Russian journalists who raised questions ultimately found out the truth.
In a story rich with metaphors, a Russian-made dancing robot named “Boris”, which was trotted out as a high-tech advancement, has been unmasked as being just a man in a suit.
While reporting on the Proyektoria technology forum in Yaroslavl, organized each year for the “future intellectual leaders of Russia”, the state-owned channel Russia-24 promoted a “most modern” android as a tech breakthrough that could talk, walk and even dance.
But what they saw did not sit well with a number of Russian journalists who raised questions, not believing it was…
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