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Toyota Unveils Robot Baby To Tug At Maternal Instinct In Aging Japan
Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left many women childless.
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Robot Astronaut Wins 2 Guinness World Records Titles
A Japanese robot that acts as a friendly companion to astronauts on board the International Space Station has set two Guinness World Records.
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Talking Japanese Space Robot Returns to Earth
A pint-sized Japanese robot that became the first android to converse with an astronaut in space has returned to Earth after 18 months in orbit, project organisers said today.
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Japanese Kirobo becomes first humanoid robot with speech capability in space
Residing at the International Space Station, Kirobo's first mission was talking with Japanese astronaut, Koichi Wakata.
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Robo-astronaut Kirobo utters first words in space
"On August 21, 2013, a robot took one small step toward a brighter future for all," Kirobo said in a video that showed the humanoid creation drifting weightlessly on-board the ISS, as it moved its legs in the air.
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Japan conversation robot ready for outer space
Since Kirobo does not need to perform physical activities, it is smaller than most robots that go into space.
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Toyota Unveils Robot Baby To Tug At Maternal Instinct In Aging Japan
Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, where plummeting birth rates have left many women childless.
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Robot Astronaut Wins 2 Guinness World Records Titles
A Japanese robot that acts as a friendly companion to astronauts on board the International Space Station has set two Guinness World Records.
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Talking Japanese Space Robot Returns to Earth
A pint-sized Japanese robot that became the first android to converse with an astronaut in space has returned to Earth after 18 months in orbit, project organisers said today.
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Japanese Kirobo becomes first humanoid robot with speech capability in space
Residing at the International Space Station, Kirobo's first mission was talking with Japanese astronaut, Koichi Wakata.
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Robo-astronaut Kirobo utters first words in space
"On August 21, 2013, a robot took one small step toward a brighter future for all," Kirobo said in a video that showed the humanoid creation drifting weightlessly on-board the ISS, as it moved its legs in the air.
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Japan conversation robot ready for outer space
Since Kirobo does not need to perform physical activities, it is smaller than most robots that go into space.
