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Robot Kitty

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Daniel Andrlik
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Daniel Andrlik
Daniel Andrlik lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia. By day he manages product teams. The rest of the time he is a podcast host and producer, writer of speculative fiction, a rabid reader, and a programmer.

I found this link through Boing Boing about a man whose cat lost the use of his rear legs in a traffic accident. The owner's solution: build a robotic platform and teach the cat to drive it around the house.

Watch a little video about it here.

Thanks to Todd for pointing out the Boing Boing follow up indicating this one is a hoax as well. At least I wasn’t the only one to fall for it this time. Cory Doctorow was taken in too! The video is still pretty cute though.

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