A robot wanders the hall of the curling venue at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
A robot wanders the hall of the curling venue at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: AP

Winter Olympics: the marvellous machines keeping the Games moving in the right direction

  • Daily life in the “closed loop” resembles a scene from a science fiction film as quirky droids set the Olympic village abuzz with their service
  • The bar is also robot territory with a single robot arm shaking up cocktails for athletes and staff

A robot wanders the hall of the curling venue at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
A robot wanders the hall of the curling venue at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
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