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sigma7 ([personal profile] sigma7) wrote2005-11-05 07:11 pm
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Robot rescues cockatiel

A robot built to disarm bombs was put to an unusual use on Friday, rescuing a pet bird from a Sydney apartment block.

Tweety the cockatiel was stranded for two days after the building partially collapsed, undermined by a new tunnel.

No-one, including Tweety's owner Karen Bruce, was allowed into the building because police deemed it too dangerous.

But help came in the form of a remote-controlled robot, which emerged from the building carrying Tweety in her cage....


Picture of Tweety, cage on USA Today.

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