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The future of TV news? Meet “Blaine Bot 2000”

Posted at 8:29 AM, May 27, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-27 08:37:11-04

It’s like something out of “The Twilight Zone”.

Slowly, but surely, robots are creeping into our workplace. It started with Rosie the Robot on “The Jetsons”. Now, the former CEO of McDonald’s says robot fast-food employees may be the future of the industry.

At News 3, we wondered what that would look like for us. Could a robot really do the news? Friday morning, the “Blaine Bot 2000” had a screen test. Let’s just say we should have saved up for the newer model with better technology. Here’s a look at his audition:

And here is "Blaine Bot 2000" working in the News 3 newsroom: