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Wired Wednesday: TomBot, Robot Valets & Google Stadia

ByJohn

This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I spoke about these tech topics for Wired Wednesday with Ben Wilson:

  • TomBot: This Realistic Robot Puppy Is Here to Help the Elderly (source)
  • Robot valets are parking cars at an airport in France (source)
  • Google’s new game streaming platform: Stadia (source)

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