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Booming robots: President of GMF Robotics, Eric Mittlestadt, reads the firm's annual report with the help of a mechanized friend
Booming robots: President of GMF Robotics, Eric Mittlestadt, reads the firm's annual report with the help of a mechanized friend

Booming robots: President of GMF Robotics, Eric Mittlestadt, reads the firm's annual report with the help of a mechanized friend

Date5/7/1986
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0130989F
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