Student uses writing robot for assignment

Writing robots have become a hot topic online recently after a student in Harbin, the capital of northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, used one to complete her handwritten homework during Spring Festival.

Xie Xun, the creator of the robot, said it was designed to be a machine that could help people complete drafts of drawings, but it was also able to simulate people's handwriting.

However, Xie from Ningbo in eastern China's Zhejiang province, said he had not expected it would be used in such a way by students.