Japan isn't the only country that designs wacky robots. If you're a giant robot fetishist, then you'll want to head to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That's where you'll find this 8-foot tall beauty which was specifically designed for traffic control:



Designed by Isaie Therese, these solar-powered robots were installed as a solution to the severe traffic-congestion resulting from people ignoring traffic lights or human traffic police officers. And let's be real, nobody is going to ignore an 8-foot robot waving its arms like crazy.