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Boris the robot was in fact Russian man

“Most sophisticated robot,” Boris, was presented at the Proektoria Career Guidance Forum. Boris could speak and dance. Rossiya-24 reported about the robot who turned out to be a person in a robot costume, TJournal reports.

Boris the robot performed on a stage during the opening day of the forum in Yaroslavl. President Vladimir Putin was expected to be at the opening. Observant audience noted that there was a person inside the robot costume. It turned out that the person was a dancer from Yaroslavl.

After the exposure, the state-run television channel removed the video from YouTube and uploaded a new version titled “Most sophisticated robot with a person inside.”

The person who pretended to be a robot was performing in the Alyosha the Robot costume that is available in stores. The costume description says that “it creates a full impression that a real robot is in front of you.” Due to the costume specifics, the person walks around with his knees slightly bent like that of Asimo the robot. Asimo the android was created by Honda. It stands at 130 cm, weighs 50 kg and can move at up to 7 kmph, including up and down stairs.

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