Japan's Robot Award At Second Year

An aggressive campaign to trumpet Japan's robotics technology has announced a mechanical arm that can grab 120 items a minute from a conveyor belt won Japan's Robot of the Year award!!! Last year, a wheeled vacuum-cleaner robot won the contest.

Transparent body robot, called Eve, one of the finalist for the reward sells for 250,000 yen ($2,200) with complex intertwining rubbery tubing inside for honing doctors' skills for surgery on blood vessels.

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Japan, Honda Unveils New Version ASIMO Robot

The latest version of Honda ASIMO humanoid robot which can be operated more autonomously has been unveiled. New function includes avoiding people, picking up a tray to serve tea or re-charge on its own when battery level is low or when it has worked too hard. Read more

ASIMO activities around the world