Last week we told you about a robot stolen from its owner. The $5000 bot is a Propeller QuadRover. It weighs 90 lbs and was lifted from the SUV of Ph. D physics professor Erik Sanchez of Oregon’s Portland State University last Monday. Sanchez told authorities he was not interested in pressing charges, but he just wanted the perpetrators to return his robot, which was used as a teaching tool in his classes.
Now the robot has been found in nearby Commonwealth Lake. A resident reported what was believed to be a generator in the lake, but which was actually the QuadRover. It’s unknown how long the bot was in the water, but Sanchez believes it’s severely damaged. An unfortunate end to this story. We can at least rest assured that the criminals who did this will be subject to torture by a robot council, once uncovered by a team of robot detectives.

[Seattle Times]

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One Response to “Stolen Portland Robot Found, In Lake”

1. Conner Flynn Says:
   January 12th, 2009 at 8:58 pm

   Thank God it’s all over. This was like the Lindberg kidnapping… But with a bot.

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