Move over, Bo. A giant robotic giraffe is currently top dog on the White House lawn.
The giraffe, which moves, talks and lights up, is just one exhibit at the White House’s first-ever Maker Fair, an event where innovators can show off the latest in technology and design. The fair saw the introduction of everything from a 3D-printed violin to a biodiesel car.
But the biggest hit was Russell, the robot giraffe.
The leader of the free world chatted with a robotic giraffe today http://t.co/G6oXogWuBk pic.twitter.com/xvZILuEiT9
— Marina Koren (@marinakoren) June 18, 2014
“I like those ears,” President Obama said of the 17-foot-tall robot, which sports lava lamp ears and a head-mounted “giraffe cam.”









