Terengganu university moots robot stand-ins at graduation to cut virus risk
Undated photo shows two robots named Naseem and Seebaa wearing graduation robes during a simulation, in Terengganu. Sultan Zainal Abidin University, which has made the robots, proposes to use them to stand-in for graduating students to reduce risk of infection during the coronavirus outbreak. – AFP/Sultan Zainal Abidin University handout, June 2, 2020.
A UNIVERSITY in Terengganu is considering using robots dressed in gowns and mortarboards to act as stand-ins at graduation ceremonies to prevent coronavirus infections – but students have blown a fuse at the idea. A video of the planned ceremonies released by the university shows two elegantly attired, waist-high robots being handed diplomas by high-ranking university officials.
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