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Hitachi's new robot
Clipped to the Drawing Board by Pat Sheen  
The new toddler-like robot from Hitachi rolled around and waved in a demonstration Wednesday, only to crash into a desk _ highlighting the hurdles robots must overcome to become real-life partners.

Never mind that the 80 centimetre (31.5 inch) tall, 13 kilogram (29 pound) machine could scoot on two wheels, get on its knees to move on four wheels and even lift its foot 3 centimetres (about an inch) to step over thresholds and bumps.

The red and white robot, engineered to work as a guide and run errands in offices, wasn't prepared for the jam of lunch-break wireless and Internet traffic at Hitachi Ltd.'s research centre and smashed into a desk right in the middle of a demonstration.
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