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In Photos: 1.5-Ton Humanoid 'Robot'
Hands-on
A close-up of the purported robot's finger. Bulgarov said the robot could be helpful for industrial uses and that more footage would be released in 2017. He would name only the company's CEO, a man named Lim Hyun Kuk. A domain name linked to the company, hankookmirae (Korean Future) was registered by a person of that name in February 2016.
Split foot
An image released by Bulgarov showing what he said is an older model of the robot's foot. Roboticists contacted by Live Science said that the robot's movements looked remarkably smooth for a machine of this size. Bulgarov said that dampers in the foot explain the lack of jolting.
Older Leg
This image shows an older version of the robot's leg, according to Bulgarov.
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Older prototype
Vitaly Bulgarov, in green, poses with three other people in front of a robotic prototype in this image, first posted on his Facebook page in 2015. Bulgarov said that this is an earlier version of the manned robot in new videos he posted this week.
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Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.