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WATCH | Robots that made headlines in 2024

01 January 2025 - 12:00 By Reuters
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From researchers teaching a robot to use a jetpack, to a six-legged robot “guide dog” that uses AI to help visually-impaired people, these are some of the robots that made headlines in 2024. 

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