Malaysian university moots robot graduation ceremonies to cut virus risk

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Students were not amused at the idea.

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A Malaysian university is considering using robots dressed in gowns and mortarboards to act as stand-ins at graduation ceremonies to prevent coronavirus infections -- but students have blown a fuse at the idea.

"We would show the face of the student through the head of the robot through video conferencing," the academic from the university in northeastern Terengganu state told AFP. "I am willing to wait one, two, three or several years but please let me go on the stage," said Nurhazwani Sa'aid on the institution's Facebook page.

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