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Japan tests autonomous AI robot with chainsaw for tree cutting
Original: Japan experiments with autonomous AI chainsaw-wielding robots — video shows rail truck-mounted metal humanoid cutting down tree branches
Japan is trialling an autonomous AI-powered humanoid robot mounted on a rail truck, fitted with a chainsaw to cut down tree branches. Footage shows the metal humanoid operating the saw on its own, in what is being presented as an experiment in automating dangerous forestry and tree-maintenance work.
Why now: Striking footage of an AI-driven humanoid wielding a chainsaw has drawn attention to Japan's push into autonomous robotics for hazardous manual labour.
Evidence
- Japan experiments with autonomous AI chainsaw-wielding robots — video shows rail truck-mounted metal humanoid cutting down tree branches · Tom's Hardware
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