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By Jan 07, 2016
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Robo-Butchers Could Soon Cut Your Steak

Meatpacking company wants to build a knife-wielding robot that might actually help humans

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PopSci Q&A: A Robot Masters the Art of Chicken Deboning

Using 3-D imaging and autonomous arms to take apart a bird cleaner and faster

By Jun 23, 2011
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Video: Automatic Butcherbot Debones 1,500 Whole Chickens Per Hour

Ten times speedier than the deftest human butchers