# DIY Rickshaw Pulling Robots Chinese Farmer Creates Robotic "30 Second Son" By Michael Plishka | Published 2009-01-13 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dyi-rickshaw-pulling-robots-chinese-farmer-wu-yulu-creates-robotic-pulling References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2009/01/chinese_farmer.php) We tend to think of robots as walking about universities, or as building cars in high-tech assembly lines. The last place we would probably look would be a Chinese farming village. Enter Wu Yulu. Without any secondary education, this tinkerer created a [robot man to pull his rickshaw](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-movr) called the “30 Second Son” (because that’s how long he works before needing a ‘rest’ or being ‘recharged.’) By the sounds of it, he looks like he’s wound up to get him going. Yulu, whose property is covered with [various robots and creations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/figure-03), has earned the award of “China’s Cleverist Farmer Inventor” and is now working with universities and companies to develop various robots. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 7% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Science](https://www.trendhunter.com/science) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **DIY Robotics:** Exploring the trend of individuals creating their own robots for various purposes, such as a DIY rickshaw pulling robot. - **Non-traditional Robotics:** Examining the use of robots in unconventional settings, such as a Chinese farming village. - **Collaborative Innovation:** Highlighting the collaboration between universities, companies, and individual inventors in the development of robots. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Agriculture:** Identifying potential disruptive innovation opportunities in the use of robotics for farming and agricultural tasks. - **Transportation:** Exploring the potential for disruptive innovation in the transportation industry through the development of autonomous or robot-assisted vehicles. - **Education:** Identifying opportunities for disruptive innovation in the field of robotics education, specifically in collaborations between universities and individual inventors. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Greenhouse-Roving Agricultural Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greenhouseroving-agricultural-robot.md) - [Humanoid Chore Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindon-unitree-g1.md) - [Produce-Harvesting Six-Armed Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hexapod-pro.md) - [Automated Farming Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/farming-robots.md) - [Diminutive DIY Desktop Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-desktop-robot.md) - [Versatile Agriculture Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/agriculture-robot.md) - [Redefined Household Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turbox-series.md) - [Autonomous Farming Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/autonomous-multiterrain-tractor.md) - [Rugged Quadruped Robots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rugged-quadruped-robots.md)