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It was spotted on Wednesday night walking along the exclusive Beverly Drive in Los Angelese with a slightly unsteady gait. Lights were flashing from the top of its head. A policeman was called to the scene and tried to question the 1.2 metre tall character, but he refused to
identify himself. The policeman promptly called a paddy-waggon and the suspect was hauled off to Beverly Hills police station. It was a robot. “The device was being operated by somebody by remote control, but the person refused to come forward
and identify himself,” said Sergeant Tom van Ansdell. “So the robot is spending the night in the police station,” he said. Asked if there was any suspicion that the police had a drunken robot on their hands, the sergeant added: “We are investigating.”
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Press, 20 August 1982, Page 6
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