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base in Essex. It could walk, turn the head, move its arms and sit down. It was powered by a pair of motorcycle batteries put inside his chest. The robot could also move his jaw to speak and be controlled by radio remote. The external cover of the body was made in aluminium and duralumin. George was
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he named George. The construction cost for the robot was about £15. Actually, this robot could be considered George Mark IV, as Sale had already built a very basic robot in his parents' garage when he was 12 and named it George, plus two later versions.
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