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Robots Put on Show at World Robot Expo in Japan

Posted by timothy on from the they-sing-they-dance dept.

rjelks writes "The World Robot Expo is going on right now in Japan. The exhibition is displaying prototypes of robots that draw, dance and mimic humans. Developers believe that growth in the robotics industry will grow rapidly in the coming decade. They hope that soon robots will become a common occurrence in our homes."

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  1. you keep dreaming of robots in the home by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny


    and i'll keep dreaming about flying cars and silver suits

    1. Re:you keep dreaming of robots in the home by Rei · · Score: 3, Funny

      Come on, how do flying cars compare to having your own grammar robot to correct you when you use grammar not good?

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  2. Robots Put on Show at World Robot Expo in Japan!! by sonoluminescence · · Score: 4, Funny

    No way!

    Robots! at a robot expo!

    What is the world coming too?

    vv

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  3. Now /.'ers can have their own robo girlfriend! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    As seen on engadget!

    http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000563046382/

    Of couse, the linux crowd would make theirs out of duct tape and plastic....

  4. Ha ha by ROFLMAObot · · Score: 1, Funny

    I guess we can expect some futurama-esque showgirl robots. That would probably lead to a to-be-popular robot genre of pornography. Ha ha.

  5. Re:Um by Aaron+Pannell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, I for one welcome our new robotic overlords.

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  6. Meanwhile... by hobotron · · Score: 5, Funny

    another robot mimicking humans was unavailable for comment

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  7. Silly robots by Mspangler · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't need a dancing robot, or a drawing robot. I need a fruit picking robot. Strawberries, raspberries, cherries, apples, etc.

    A weed pulling robot sounds good too. If it can tell a pigweed from a cucumber, there is a market for it.

    Just our luck humans end up with the field work, and the robots end up sitting on their ass spewing Vogon-class poetry, and telling us the reason we don't like it is our lack of a classical education.

  8. Robot bullshit by shoolz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Call me when this is a reality:

    Leave it to Roll-oh (Worth every second of your time for a great laugh)

    I expect my +1 funny mods when the genrally-painful archive.org download completes. I'd go into more deatil in this post if the 'punchline' wasn't worth the mystique :)

  9. Obligatory Simpsons by The+Hobo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mobsters: Shut uppa you face Linguo: Shut up your face

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