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May 5, 2008 10:34 AM PDT

Open-house visitors had a chance to control this PackBot via a common gaming joystick connected to a ThinkPad laptop. The robot's internal obstacle-avoidance program thwarted nearly all attempts to knock over that stack of cans.

Photo credit: David O'Grady/CNET Networks

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