Pinoy driver creates robot out of recycled materials

A Filipino driver has created a small robot which can walk, talk, and "urinate" using mostly recycled materials.

According to Kuya Kim on Friday's "24 Oras," Friday, Omar Cruz, a driver from Taguig City, has long dreamed of having a toy robot.

This year, he made his dream a reality after finishing his very own robot named Well-O. The robot is a simple box-type with wheels, but it looks like it came out of a science fiction film.

"Self-studying lang ang ginawa ko. Ginawa ko siya nung 2016, nung March ko lang natapos. Halos wala akong ginastos dahil 80% made from scrap 'to," he said about his work.

("I made it by self-studying. I started building it in 2016, I finished it just in March. I spent almost nothing because this is 80% made from scrap.")

While Well-O is far from Japan's Gundams and other robots, Omar said he wants to improve his robot and add more functions.

"Gusto kong ipakita 'yung mga kaya kong gawin [I want to show what I can do]," he said.

The Department of Science and Technology is offering direct funding to aspiring Filipino inventors who wish to build their own robots and other gadgets.

"Ito ay naglalayong matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga innovative startups upang ma-translate ang kanilang early stage technologies into market-ready products," said Edward Apigo, Senior Science Research Specialist.

("This aims to provide the needs of innovative startups to translate their early stage technologies to market-ready products.")

—MGP, GMA News