Visitors who attended Design Joburg from 19 to 22 May would have seen a cat-shaped robot navigating through the Sandton Convention Centre reading out welcome messages and reacting to forehead and ear rubs.
The robot is one of six types of automated delivery robots programmed by Ctrl Robotics that can carry a load of up to 30kg from a single battery charge of between 10 to 24 hours.
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