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Basketball robot steals the show at Olympics

July 26, 2021
Basketball robot celebrates making a bucket at Olympics.

Basketball robot celebrates making a bucket at Olympics. (Source: Getty)

A basketball playing robot stole the show as the US men went down to France last night in Tokyo.

The star-studded US team could have used the humanoid robot on their team, as it demonstrated how to sink some long range threes during the halftime show.

The robot hit a three from just outside the arc before moving back to halfway and expertly hitting another to make it two in a row.

When the action resumed after the break, France eventually beat the US 83-76, breaking America's 25-game Olympic winning streak.

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