Behind the scenes with the BallmerBot
By Simon Bisson & Mary Branscombe in Editorial
Posted in robotics, Toys & gadgets, Microsoft on
The BallmerBot joined Bill Gates on stage at his last public keynote here at TechEd 2008
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