Hi-Tech Robot at a Tech Show turns out to be a man in costume

In a recently concluded Tech Show in Russia, Robot Boris caught everyone’s attention. The ‘Robot’ could talk, dance, and easily follow given instructions. The show was intended to showcase technical growth Russia has achieved.

Many national and international channels covered the show and heaped praises. They all praised the robot for its ability to speak and dance. An Artificial Intelligence (AI) robot that can do all this is a huge advancement in AI research.

According to Sky News, bloggers and journalists pointed out human-like gestures and movements that the robot made during the broadcast.

But viewers and other journalists spotted some human-like movements and other discrepancies – and discovered Boris was, in fact, a human wearing a robot costume sold by a Russian company.

According to The Guardian, the man was wearing a £3,000 (about Rs. 54, 000) robot costume designed by the company Show Robots. It included a microphone and a tablet display.

MBKh Media tweeted first with the video of Boris The Robot:

На молодежном форуме Путина показали «самого современного робота Бориса». Но это просто человек в костюме «Робот Алеша…

Видео: «Россия 24» pic.twitter.com/iHUtAoxUMo

— ЧТД (@Chtede) December 12, 2018

They further tweeted with the man in the robot costume:

Вот вам тот самый «современный робот» — эксклюзивное фото подготовки к молодежному форуму Путина в Ярославле.

Фото: «МБХ медиа» pic.twitter.com/M9BorrYTNS

— ЧТД (@Chtede) December 12, 2018

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