# Robot videos

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-videos/285768>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 20, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-videos/285768 "2005-01-20T19:12:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![GreyWanderer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@GreyWanderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreyWanderer)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-videos/285768/1 "2005-01-20T19:12:11Z")

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Can this really be true? The robot almost looks like it can be computer animated, but I can’t find anything particulary wrong with the info on the site.

[http://www.r50rd.co.uk/research/internal/v2i/engin/index.html](http://www.r50rd.co.uk/research/internal/v2i/engin/index.html)

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**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-videos/285768/2 "2005-01-20T19:39:16Z")

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A brilliantly done hoax.

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**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-videos/285768/3 "2005-01-20T21:32:56Z")

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What Padeye said, at least in that it’s part of a [Mini advertising campaign](http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax?URL=http://www.miniusa.com/crm/robots/robot_configurator.jsp?model=coopers). Don’t let that stop you from [building your own customized Mini robot](http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax?URL=http://www.miniusa.com/crm/robots/robot_configurator.jsp?model=coopers), though.

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-videos/285768/4 "2005-01-20T21:33:28Z")

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Definately CGI, but well done.