Chinese Farmer Builds Robot Army
A Chinese farmer with very little education has built 26 robots over the past 30 years. His love and obvious talent for technology has inspired him to design these robots and build them literally from scrap materials.
Wu Yulu, 46, has been thinking about building robots from the time he was eleven years of age. While sitting on his doorstep watching villagers pass by, he came up with the idea of building a machine that walks like a man.
His first robot took several years to build and could only shuffle along as it could not raise its legs. Over time, his designs became more complex and his creations are now capable of scaling walls, serving water, lighting cigarettes, playing musical instruments and writing calligraphy!
Wu’s home is near Beijing and he has plunged his family into debt by spending up to two-thirds of his monthly income on his robot creations. He has been forced to sell some of them to pay bills.
Wu considers all the robots as his sons, and has names for them according to the order in which they were invented, ranging from Wu No.1 to Wu No.26.
“They are all my sons, so they must bear my surname” said Wu.
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By MDeeDubroff on 08-12-2008
Comment by saigonese
December 8th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Now that’s a talented man with an admirable passion!
Comment by ACYing
December 8th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
yea…and think about all the people with an education and doing absolutely nothing.
Comment by Donelle Gan
December 8th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
This is very creative indeed. Admirable! I hope someone grants him a scholarship or something.
Comment by Gee-man
December 9th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Very cool! One just has to step back and observe to realize the unlimited ingenuity of human beings. Now if only every person with at least a college degree could be doing this…
Comment by Youtube
December 9th, 2008 at 5:28 am
Youtube link, pleaseee…
Comment by MDeeDubroff
December 9th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Hi everyone,
Thank you all for your comments.
You all raise interesting points.
Comment by Matty
December 9th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Now if only he would open a small theme park, I think he would make back his losses and could keep his robots. I’d pay a little to see them.
Comment by creativeherb
December 10th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
He should get someone to mass produce them and sell it on Dealextreme or something so I can order one.
Comment by Slicer
December 10th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I’ve seen this guy on a couple of different news articles. He’s obviously making a name for himself as this peasant with imagination and skills. If only he had the initiative to go get himself a job to pay for this creativity, I’m sure he’d be a total success!
Comment by ryan kitson
December 10th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Check it out! http://www.shortershelflife.com
The kids are getting quick!!
Comment by ornso
December 10th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
this guy needs a blog and a paypal account – his biggest robot cost him $3000
Comment by paul merton
December 10th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
So somebody watched my China shows last year? Good.
Comment by Ralph Waters
December 10th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
OMG dude that is so cool!
Comment by JTC
January 13th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
this guy needs to get on the news in the US 2 or 3 times and solicit money over the internet and he would be rich in no time.Wonder what would happen if he took some math science and engineering courses. Maybe that our problem not a lot math nerds like me have a good imagination. I have a pretty good imaginatio wonder what i might do after college.
Comment by zeeohsix
March 28th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
shoulda joined the Xianxingzhe team
Comment by Wu Yulu
May 17th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I would like to thank WAN for publishing this artical, and for helping me get out of debt by donateing $250,000,000 to my cause. Thanks a lot.
Comment by Lucius
May 17th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Hey guys its Wu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Lucius
May 17th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
OMG Look its Wu
Comment by Wu Yulu
May 17th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Thank you, I have also invented a car that is powered by melted glass. Its patent is still pending but Honda should start selling it soon.
Comment by Lucius
May 17th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Wow can i get one for free?
Comment by Wu Yulu
May 17th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Sure, infact im giveing away the original for free, to the first pearson that wants it.
Comment by Lucius
May 17th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Well i dont have inough room for it so give it to someone eles.
Comment by Lucius
May 18th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Ummmm… Guys I was pretending to be Wu Yulu
And i made up the stuff bout the car that runs on glass
Im sorry
Comment by zohan
June 18th, 2009 at 8:42 am
you dont try to be wu you r just a pussi