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London Bus does Push-ups

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Artist David Cerny cuts a component of his sculpture at a factory hall in Prague as he works on his project to transform a London bus into a robotic sculpture. The bus, which Cerny hopes could become an unofficial mascot of the London 2012 Olympic Games, does push-ups with the help of an engine powering a pair of robotic arms and the motion is accompanied by a recording of sounds evoking physical effort. It will be parked outside the Czech Olympic headquarters in London for the duration of the Games.

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Two workers prepare to paint the back of a bus at a factory hall in Prague.

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Two workers paint a hand for a bus at a factory hall in Prague as they work on artist David Cerny's project to transform a London bus into a robotic sculpture.

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Artist David Cerny sits at a factory in Prague as he works on his project to transform a London bus into a robotic sculpture.

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Workers are seen at a factory hall in Prague as artist David Cerny transforms a London bus into a robotic sculpture.

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Artist David Cerny walks at a factory hall in Prague.

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Workers check the function of the hydraulic arms.

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A London bus that has been transformed into a robotic sculpture by Czech artist David Cerny is assembled in front of the Czech Olympic headquarters in London.

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Artist David Cerny hangs on his London double-decker bus that he transformed into an exercising artwork that can perform push-ups. Cerny created The London Booster by attaching huge arms, suspension mechanics and adding groaning sound effects to the 1957 double decker bus.

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A London bus has been transformed into an athlete doing push-ups for the Olympics with two gigantic arms. Powered by an electrical engine, each push-up is accompanied by a recording of sounds evoking physical effort and video projections on the bus' windows.