
It may sound like something out of a bizarre Sci Fi film, but a company in Japan have taught one of their robots how to wield a Samurai sword, and released a video of the robot competing against a Japanese sword master, Isao Machii.
Robotics engineers at the Yaskawa Electric Company have trained one of their Motoman robots to use a sword, after studying the movements on Isao Machii, and replicating it in the Motoman MH24.
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