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This Little Creepy Robot Moves in And Out of The Sun to Care For a Plant on Its Back

Only mildly terrifying.
ISOBEL ASHER HAMILTON, BUSINESS INSIDER
14 JUL 2018

Tianqi Sun, CEO of robotics firm Vincross, has created a delightful mod of his robot Hexa which cares for a houseplant when the owner is too forgetful to water it.

Hexa is a small crab-like looking robot, which is available to buy for $US949 and is designed to give people the chance to experiment with robotics.

Tianqi published his mod last year, but it gained public attention after an article by The Verge. The mod in question fits Hexa with a succulent, which it then cares for.

Tianqi says in his post that he was inspired by a dead sunflower.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-little-creepy-robot-moves-in-and-out-of-the-sun-to-care-for-a-plant-on-its-back

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