Robotic Spy Orangutan Rides Speed Boat Into The Jungle
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00:00 These life-like robots are designed to capture intimate images from inside the family.
00:16 To create them stretches technology to the limit and deploying them is just as challenging.
00:26 Spyorang is at the pinnacle of this spying game.
00:31 Design on the creature starts with computer modelling and this one is the most ambitious
00:36 yet.
00:37 A spy orangutan with the facial expressions of the real thing.
00:43 The head alone has over 30 moving parts.
00:52 After months of work the finished spyorang is in Borneo ready to see if the hard work
00:58 had been worth it.
01:03 But first she has to pass the scrutiny of the most revered orangutan scientist in the
01:07 world.
01:11 To maintain the surprise she is concealed from view.
01:14 It's a real pleasure to introduce our spy orangutan to you.
01:23 Oh my gosh, what a, she's truly a beauty.
01:28 Let me take a picture of her.
01:31 Feel free to go in there and have a closer look at all the details.
01:36 This is Dr. Biruti Galdikas.
01:39 She has spent the last 40 years studying and conserving orangutans.
01:49 Matt shows her how the spy creature works.
01:51 It's got quite a wide field of view as well.
01:55 But she's not the only one keen to take a look.
01:58 And the wild orangutan is mesmerised.
02:03 She's over there.
02:05 Orangutans are highly intelligent and hard to fool.
02:10 What always fascinates us is knowing what must be going through their mind.
02:14 Well they're trying to figure out if she's real or not.
02:18 Right.
02:19 From this distance she looks very real.
02:20 Yeah.
02:21 You can tell what they're thinking just from the eyes.
02:24 Yeah.
02:25 No her expressions are very good.
02:26 Yeah.
02:27 Very good.
02:28 Oh thank you.
02:29 Yeah, no she's very real.
02:32 Well maybe we should move so that the orangutans can come by.
02:37 And let's see what happens.
02:44 These initial reactions are always unpredictable.
02:58 It's not long before a curious male is displaying his intelligence.
03:03 Why not use a branch to test Spyrang's reaction?
03:12 It's just one of many encounters in the time she's spent among them.
03:17 This youngster is especially curious.
03:20 He even takes a clump of hair.
03:29 Perfect for trying out a new look.
03:31 He's a good boy.
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