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Kinshasa's traffic robots: 'I thought it was some kind of joke' - in pictures | Cities | The Guardian
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Kinshasa's traffic robots: 'I thought it was some kind of joke' - in pictures | Cities | The Guardian
![Doudou Kalala on Twitter: "The traffic lights robot in #Kinshasa, #DRC is female. Progress! #Congolese-RoboCop @SoraZiZ @BNzimbi @natmuamba @sergemike… https://t.co/DgMPMjrQpr" Doudou Kalala on Twitter: "The traffic lights robot in #Kinshasa, #DRC is female. Progress! #Congolese-RoboCop @SoraZiZ @BNzimbi @natmuamba @sergemike… https://t.co/DgMPMjrQpr"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLIG2bGXkAACPF5.jpg)
Doudou Kalala on Twitter: "The traffic lights robot in #Kinshasa, #DRC is female. Progress! #Congolese-RoboCop @SoraZiZ @BNzimbi @natmuamba @sergemike… https://t.co/DgMPMjrQpr"
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From In-Road Rock Formations to Traffic-Directing Robots: A Dispatch from Congo - The Truth About Cars
![Shane on Twitter: "Kinshasa is wasting money on silly traffic robots designed to show how cutting edge they are. But these things are just big dumb glorified traffic lights. Kinshasa needs lots Shane on Twitter: "Kinshasa is wasting money on silly traffic robots designed to show how cutting edge they are. But these things are just big dumb glorified traffic lights. Kinshasa needs lots](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcndYqEVMAAVTDG.jpg)