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Santa's Robotic Workshop
The roboticists at the Autonomous Systems Labs in Zurich have been hard at work this fall, replacing the elves and reindeer with robots. Take a look at the festive video below.
(From Santa's robotic workshop video)
Merry Christmas, readers!
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