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Striptease : &quotthe robot".

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The 'manufactured man', or Golem of Hebrew Lore. Cabalistically, the Golem is a symbol of the dark inner man, which all humans 'manufacture' in the course of life.

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The film-maker Paul Wegener in the film " Golem ", on 1920. According to Gustav Meyrink's novel inspired of a Jewish LEGENDE_AN of Prague. RV-341189

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BRIGITTE HELM as The Robot in a scene from Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi classic 'Metropolis' - Date: 01.07.1927. Ref: PAB061681. COMPULSORY CREDIT: Bandphoto / Uppa.co.uk<br><br>

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Electro the robot can see red and green. When Louise Kendall holds up some green leaves and a red rose, he can tell which is red and which is green.

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2003 Rover : This artist's rendering shows a view of NASA's Mars 2003 Rover as it sets off to roam the surface of the red planet. The rover is scheduled for launch in June 2003 and will arrive in January 2004.  ©NASA / The Image Works

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&quotA most delicate monster": &quotAlpha" the Olympia robot.<br>The wonderful &quotRobot" on view at the radio exhibition at Olympia, which it is claimed, can both read and answer simple questions: &quotAlpha," with his breast plate removed, showing his electrical &quotAnatomy."<br>27 August 1932

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Elektro, the Westinghouse moto-man, has 36 tricks at his command, including such acts as walking, talking, smoking, distinguishing colours and others. This giant robot, exactly 7 feet tall, who weighs just under 300 pounds will perform for visitors to the exhibit building of the New York World Fair. 1939.

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A fighting robot, he strides with his arms swinging, and a flashing gun complete with sound. 30cm high the battery operated robot, getting a puzzled look from 11 year old Gerhard Lichterfeldt, is a Japanese made-today toy.<br>For sale in Berlin, Germany<br>12th November 1965

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The world's first autonomously-controlled robotic fish were unveiled today at the London Aquarium. Visitors to the London Aquarium view robotic fish, in a specially adapted tank, on Thursday 6th October 2005. The fish, designed by Professor Huosheng Hu, of Essex University, navigate by sensor based controls, and mimic the motion of fish. See PA Story SCIENCE Robots.PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: Chris Young/PA

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Roboshark2 in the Mediterranean Tank at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth. A robotic swimming shark today moved into its new home alongside four live ones in an aquarium tank.   *  The two metre long machine called Roboshark2 will spend up to three years alongside sand tiger sharks at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Modelled on the Pacific Grey reef shark, the robot swims using a combination of sensors and thrusters. Aquarium staff will monitor the shark's reaction to their robotic companion to learn more about their behaviour and intelligence.

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Japan: Bicycle riding Robot Demonstrates Gyrostar. ©Fujifotos / The Image Works<br>

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Asimo, a robot manufactured by Honda.

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Asimo, Honda's humanoid robot shakes hands with Keilly, a year seven physics pupil.

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National Pictures. Prince Andrew the Duke of York is presented with scissors by ASIMO the world's most advanced humanoid robot, to cut the ribbon during his opening of Honda Lings of Lowestoft. He is pictured with Chris Jarry, managing director of Lings.<br><br>24/05/05

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The world’s most advanced walking robot - ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility) - will makes its first UK appearance at the Science Museum, London. <br>Ref: UDW020628_0072.jpg<br>Date: 19.02.2004<br>COMPULSORY CREDIT:  David Wimsett / Uppa.co.uk<br>

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&quotHonda Motor new robot P-3  130kg,160cm  Aid for Medical care for the aged. Compact and equipped with three-dimensional sight, P3 has the potential for use in many fields, including nursing or tasks that would be dangerous or strenuous for humans. 1997/9/19  ©Fujifotos/The Image Works  CFUJI1830"

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&quotHonda Motor new robot P-3  130kg,160cm tall, at left is old type,P-2 210kg and 180cm tall  Aid for Medical care for the aged. Compact and equipped with three-dimensional sight, P3 has the potential for use in many fields, including nursing or tasks that would be dangerous or strenuous for humans. 1997/9/19  ©Fujifotos/The Image Works  CFUJI1829"

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Amherst, Massachusetts: Dextrous robotic hand and human one in the robotics lab at the University of Massachusetts (UMASS). June 10, 1998    ©Bob Stern / The Image Works  ESTE1001

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The &quotartificial tortoise", one of the most intriguing inventions demonstrated during the Robot technician conference in Paris. The artifical tortoise is motioned by the power of an electric ray of a pocket torch. It never bumps into objects and can be moved in any direction just by dimming or brightening the electric ray. It is an invention by Walter Grey who is pictured with the device.<br>15th January 1951

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Gags', humorous magazine cover, c1920s. Shows a robot caddie with a golfer. <br>Credit: Sarah Fabian-Baddiel / HIP / TopFoto

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'''Mademoiselle Claire'', an automaton built by Robert Herdner, used by him at l'Hopital Bretonneau to hand out surgical instruments from the trolley. From ''Le Petit Journal'', Paris, 18 August 1912. Colour'

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NATIONAL PICTURES:  THE VIRTUAL ROBOTIC BARMAN AT CYNTHIA'S CYBER CAFE IN TOOLEY STREET.  06.01.00<br>PH DAN WHITE

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 SCHOOL CHILDREN VIEW THE LASTEST EXHIBIT AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM A 3/4 SIZE ROBOTIC, TYRANNOSAURUS REX. THE T-REX WILL LIVE AT THE MUSEUM FOR 2 YEARS IN THE MUSEUM'S DINOSAUR PIT.<br> PHOTO. KARL PROUSE   6/2/2001<br>Picture downloaded from www.pressnet.co.uk. 1st Floor 109 Clifton Street London EC2A 4LD. No archive rights, no resale or third party distribution<br><br>Newxxxx

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Drawing of alien by witness Antonio La Rubia, who was abducted by aliens near Paciencia, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 1977.  They were 'robot' beings. <br>- ©TopFoto / Fortean

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Construction of a robot. RV-332012

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Caricature on the robotization in factories and hiring, by 1935. RV-365315

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Human robot.  By George Westinghouse (1846- 1914), inventor and American industrialist.     RV-45241

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85 ton robot will handle radioactive materials<br>This 85 ton robot named Beetle is being tested for work in 'hot' nuclear areas by the US Atomic Energy Commission and the Air Force in the State of Nevada. The operator, protected by thick lead and glass shields turns his cab left and raises it 25 feet above the ground. The mechanical arms can carry parts and perform intricate operations on nuclear power and propulsion systems

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Uppa.co.uk - Fubar the robot playing Arcade Space invaders consol.  Ref:PSTW010125. Date:09.12.1980 <br>COMPULSORY CREDIT: Uppa.co.uk

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Menlo Park, Calif., Close to 100 Centibots robots line up the hallway at SRI International on Friday, December 19, 2003. The Centibots, are part of a military project funded by the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Project Agency. Centobots can work together as a team, while adapting to changing circumstances. They can cope with unexpected events and deal with the uncertainty inherent in sensing and acting on the physical world. ©Norbert von der Groeben/The Image Works

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POLFOTO 19MAY2003. The 51st Cannes Film Festival. Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of the robot T1-9. Photo: POLFOTO/ Thomas Sjorup

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WATERTOWN, South Dakota: Unique roadside mailbox robots, called Bruce and Little Bruce.  Little Bruce bith holds mail and waves to motorists. ©Rachel Epstein / The Image Works<br>

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British Army robots carry out controlled explosions on a bread van in Belfast city centre, Northern Ireland. <br><br><br>*The suspect device caused massive traffic problems, the security forces moved on the van at midday after it was abandoned in what is thought to be a suspect bomb by dissident Irish Republican terrorists.

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Alpha ( an amazing robot invented by Professor Harry Lay of London ) was demonsstrated in New York - Alpha is made entirely of metal and is controlled entirely by machinery - he stood up and sat down and turned his head to the right and to the left - he raised his arms and answered in a human male voice questions put to him by the inventor and the audience - photo shows Miss Sue Bush held up by the robot at the demonstration<br><br>November 1st 1934

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NATIONAL PICTURES.<br><br>ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF TOY ROBOTS ARE TO BE AUCTIONED AT CHRISTIE'S ON THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2005. THE PAUL LIPS COLLECTION FEATURES OVER 700 LOTS AND IS EXPECTED TO FETCH IN EXCESS OF £200,000. 08.09.05.<br><br>PH GRETEL ENSIGNIA.

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<br><br><br>I-CYBIE INTERACTIVE DOG<br>This is a cyber-mutt which barks, walks, begs and obeys voice commands. It can also cock its leg when nature calls.<br>Universal Pictorial Press Photo<br>UGL 018630/A-12   06.09.2001

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Lady magician automaton by Roullet and Decamps, c. 1880.  When the cups and dice are raised, they reveal the head of a chattering monkey, a young girl blows kisses to the audience, and a clown, who sticks out his tongue.  From the Museum of Automata, York

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Automaton<br>Claude the Clown by the Vichy Firm, c. 1890.  Claude plays the concertina, taps his toes and has a cheeky expression.  From the Museum of Automata, York

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Magical automaton by Jean-Marie Phalibois, circa 1880.  The clown raises his hat to reveal first a red ball, followed by a dice, then a blue ball, and finally, nothing at all. From the Museum of Automata, York

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Japan: The Face robot, which has a woman's face and hair styles, sees through tiny video cameras mounted behind its eyeballs. The robot can show its emotions by smiling or frowning. Developed by Fumio Hara, a professor at the Tokyo University of Science.  1996 ©Fujifotos / The Image Works

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  Man made men called Anthropomorphs are used by North American Aviation experts in perfecting systems for getting human pilots back to ground safely in case of aircraft failure. Dummies have rubber skins and are made to conform to shape, size and weight of actual human pilots. Electronic equipment in chest and stomach cavity records a wide variety of information to assure pilot safety during high speed bail out.

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Arkhangelsk, USSR: This woman motorist in the streets of this city was greatly suprised recently when she was halted by a robot taking the part of a traffic cop. The robot belongs to actor Oleg Sokol who performs with the robot at a local circus. During the circus performance this robot obeys 76 commands. He dances, moves his hands, bows and even tells the time. During the demonstration in the city streets the robot regulated traffic, halted traffic violaters, saw children safely across the road and later on went fishing on the banks of the river.<br>7th August 1967

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0301 CAY OM REGIONAL PHOTO BY GARY WALTS 3/1/97 6th grade students from East Middle School, Auburn, prepare  their dummy robot to perform 6 human functions during an 8 minute play titled &quotIt Takes Two to Tango". They were in the OM Omerdroid Problem Division 2. L-R are: 11 year old Steven Gaudino, 12 yr. old John Dobreski, & 12 yr. old Joey Ellis.<br>©Syracuse Newspapers/The Image Works

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Amazing Robot Who Can &quotTalk" 1961<br>Vienna:  Robot MM7 embraces a beautiful girl.  The girl claimed that she had a &quotvery unpleasant feeling" during the embrace.

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Robot Cyclist will Ride the Streets<br>A robot cyclist named Dynamo Joe, capable of propelling himself unaided through the streets has been built by students of Bristol University Engineering Department as the main attraction of the University's Rag Week, which begins Wednesday 28th February 1951.  The robot's body is made from a 10-gallon oil drum, his face from a seven-pound milk tin.  Legs and arms are of angle iron.<br>A complicated system of pulleys and gear wheels is driven by three half-horsepower electric motors.  Joe pedals both forward and backward, steers (even round corners), turns his head and waves his free hand..  A &quotdirectional aerial" emits inch-long sparks, but this has no effect on Joe's course, which is determined by controls set before he begins his ride.<br>The robot can also talk and will solicit donations to charity from the public.<br>Picture shows finishing touches to Dynamo Joe by 21-year-old Frank Thorpe (left), third year electrical engineering student, and Alistair Day, also 21, third-year civil engineering student, in Bristol.  22nd February 1951.

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DIANE BREWSTER DANCING WITH ROBOT<br>AUGUST 11 1959

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Scene of Fritz Lang's film " Metropolis ", in 1926. Alfred Abel and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. HRL-529295

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Robbie the Robot, from the film 'Forbidden Planet', 1956. <br>Credit: Ann Ronan Picture Library / HIP / TopFoto

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KPA_FILM17084.JPG<br>ALARM IM WELTALL /  (Forbidden Planet)<br>USA 1955 / Fred McLeod Wilcox<br>ALARM IM WELTALL  30. Woche       SENDETERMIN:    mi260700   WDR   2015  Im Jahre 2200 landen Astronauten auf dem Zentralstern eines fer-nen Planetensystems, um nach öberlebenden einer frÅheren Welt-raumexpedition zu suchen. Dort begegnen sie einem Wissenschaft-ler von der Erde, der sich der Errungenschaften einer erloschen-en Kultur bemÑchtigt hat. Er lebt zusammen mit seiner hÅbschen Tochter und einem phÑnomenalen Roboter, aber der Planet birgt auch noch ein schreckliches Geheimnis...  Szene mit dem Roboter (li), KapitÑn Adams (LESLIE NIELSEN,r) und Altaria  (ANNE FRANCIS), der Tochter des Wissenschaftlers. 74125 , 26kpaAlarm2<br>

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KPA55112.jpg<br>ALARM IM WELTALL / Forbidden Planet<br>USA 1955 / Fred McLeod Wilcox<br>Altaria (ANNE FRANCIS) und Roboter Robby in 'Forbidden Planet', 1955.  27437/#<br>

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DR WHO<br>DOCTOR WHO

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A Dalek from the TV series Dr. Who.<br>18th December 1966

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A Dalek from the TV series Dr. Who.<br>18th December 1966

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It's all very well being encouraged to &quotHop on a Bus" but it seems to be attracting all sorts of odd types. A couple of Daleks tried to board a London Transport Routemaster at Shepherd's Bush Green to the dismay of the conductor and an inspector.

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C-3PO, from Star Wars

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Star Wars Imperial Walker

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Will Smith's hunt for a killer draws the attention of one very special robot, Sonny in the film i Robot 2004

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from left to rignt : Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment in Warner Bros Pictures and Dream Works Pictures' &quotA.I. Artificial Intelligence," directed by Steven Spielberg.<br>2001

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Blade Runner<br>

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KPA60252.jpg<br>TERMINATOR 3 / Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines<br>USA 2003 / Jonathan Mostow<br>The Terminator (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER) #<br>

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PETER WELLER as Officer Alex J Murphy/Robocop in Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi classic ROBOCOP - Date: 01.07.1987 . Ref:PAB061682 . COMPULSORY CREDIT: Bandphoto / Uppa.co.uk<br><br>

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Robot head from WESTWORLD, M-G-M, 1973. Film. Colour

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<br><br><br>TERRY NATION<br>British Science Fiction Writer<br>(Inventor of the Daleks in the BBC TV series &quotDr Who")<br>Universal Pictorial Press Photo<br>PMS 344990   08.12.1977

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London: South Bank.   &quotWeeeman" (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)  a 7-metre 3-tonne sculpture ,designed by Paul Bonomini  and sponsored by the Royal Society of Arts and Canon Europe. It represents the average amount of Electronic and Electrical produvts thrown away by individuals over a lifetome. It is situated on Potters Field, next to City Hall near Tower Bridge.

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Space Men<br>Robotic space man in travelling gear.

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THE NEW MILKING ROBOT AT MACKIE'S, WESTERTOWN, ROTHIENORMAN, INVERURIE.<br>PIC KAREN MURRAY ..... NEWSLINE SCOTLAND<br><br>

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05/08/04 New York<br>Battery-powered Robomower robotic lawn mower cuts and mulches grass.<br>©Syracuse Newspapers/ David Lassman/ The Image Works

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08.08.06. Piping Live, Glasgow, prof' Roger Dannenberg from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg<br>with his McBlare, robot piper,<br>with fellow piper Joe McGonigal from Kearny, New Jersey,<br><br>

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16.09.2005, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, DEU, GERMANY - Welding robots at work. (industry, industrial, automobile industry, car industry, auto industry, metal industry, economics, economy, assembly, manufacturing, manufacture, preparation, construction of vehicles, production, produce, car production, automobiles, vehicles, motor vehicles, cars, working, work, machines, robots, robotic, welding, weld, welding robots, welding machines, blue, gas-shielded welding, high tech, high technology, technology, engineering, technological, technical, automation, rationalization, dynamism, movement, moving, move, blur, blurry, digital, horizontal) 00X050916D006CAROE.JPG - NOT for SALE in G E R M A N Y / G E R M A N Y OUT [MODEL RELEASE: NOT APPLICABLE, PROPERTY RELEASE: NO (c) Caro Fotoagentur / Oberhaeuser, http://www.carofoto.com, info@carofoto.com - In case of using the picture for non-journalistic purposes, please contact the agency - the picture is subject to royalty!]

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21.09.2005, Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, DEU, GERMANY - Volkswagen AG - manufacturing of Golf 5. (Germany, German, VW AG, Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen, Golf, Golf 5, Golf V, automobile industry, industry, automobile industry, car industry, auto industry, metal industry, economics, economy, assembly, complete assembly, manufacturing, preparation, construction of vehicles, production, car production, factory, car factory, assembly hangar, automobiles, vehicles, motor vehicles, cars, motorcars, passenger cars, passenger vehicles, working, company, enterprise, manufacturer, producer, car bodies, vehicle bodies, quality, new vehicles, machines, robots, robotic, welding, welding robots, sparks, technology, technical, automation, rationalization, assembly-line, assembly line, assembly-line production, conveyer, horizontal) 00B050921D112CAROE.JPG - NOT for SALE in G E R M A N Y / G E R M A N Y OUT [MODEL RELEASE: NOT APPLICABLE, PROPERTY RELEASE: NO (c) Caro Fotoagentur / Jandke, http://www.carofoto.com, info@carofoto.com - In case of using the picture for non-journalistic purposes, please contact the agency - the picture is subject to royalty!]

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Albea car robotic painting chamber at Severstal-Auto Co. ©RIA Novosti / TopFoto

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