{"id":41000,"date":"2014-02-05T12:17:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T19:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/they-call-him-dru-1-but-i-call-him-flp-r.html"},"modified":"2014-11-07T12:42:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T19:42:30","slug":"they-call-him-dru-1-but-i-call-him-flp-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/02\/05\/they-call-him-dru-1-but-i-call-him-flp-r.html","title":{"rendered":"They call him DRU-1, but I call him FLP-R"},"content":{"rendered":"
Very cool robotic dolphin prototype.<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Les Jenkins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

It's a shame Disney wasn't able to incorporate this into a daily show as it's pretty damned impressive. If it weren't for the bundle of wires trailing the robot you'd have no idea it wasn't real.\ufeff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Cool Stuff: Amazing Interactive Animatronic Dolphin That Never Found a Home in Disney Theme Parks<\/a>
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Very cool robotic dolphin prototype. Reshared post from +Les Jenkins It's a shame Disney wasn't able to incorporate this into a daily show as it's pretty damned impressive. 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