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Japanese theme park displays two robot penguins among live penguins
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Material normally used in wetsuits covers two penguin robots at Adventure World, with toothpicks used to create feather-like patterns on the covering.
Key facts
- Established in 2019, the group has produced many kinds of robotic animals, including dolphins and tuna.
- The robots were developed by Ikuma Okada, 34, who heads a group within the company operating Adventure World.
- They join live penguins on display at Adventure World, the only facility in the world to house 10 penguin species.
- The pair have become popular with visitors to the theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.
Summary
Staff operate the machines remotely.
The pair have become popular with visitors to the theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan.