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  1. Why I Hate Wrekers

    Ah, 1950s robots. They seemed to usher in an period of automatons fulfilling our each whim and need. Decades later, science fiction has yet to ship. But that hasn't stopped lovers from bidding up the value of this 8-foot-tall droid from the period to a whopping 17,500 pounds ($27,660) at a current auction by Christie's. Cygan was made in Italy in 1957 by a certain Ing Fiorito, and then brought to the UK. It could "walk" ...