NUEVA YORK (AP) — Mientras un nuevo robot llamado Sprout camina por una oficina de Manhattan, asiente con su cabeza rectangular, levanta sus «cejas» que parecen un limpiaparabrisas y se ofrece a estrecharle la mano con sus pinzas, no se parece en nada a los elegantes e intimidantes humanoides construidos por empresas como Tesla.
La magia de Sprout es el punto. Un niño de 5 años puede hablar cómodamente a la altura de los ojos con este humanoide, que mide 1 metro de altura y viste una espuma suave y acolchada de color verde salvia.
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