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TOKYOJapan(AP)–Japanisprettyseriousaboutrobotics(机器人技术)．IfthedroidsaregoingtofitintheyprobablyneedtolearntheJapanesecustomofservingtea．
FortunatelyresearchersattheUniversityofTokyoareexploringjustthat．InashowthisweekahumanoidwithcameraeyesmadebyKawadaIndustriesInc．pouredteafromabottleintoacup．
Thenanotherrobotonwheelsdeliveredthecupofteainanexperimentalroomthathassensorsembeddedinthefloorandsofaaswellascamerasontheceilingtosimulatelifewithrobottechnology．
“Ahumanbeingmaybefasterbutyou’dhavetosay‘Thankyou’”saidUniversityofTokyoprofessorTomomasaSato．“That’sthebestpartaboutarobot．Youdon’thavetofeelbadaboutaskingittodothings．”
SatobelievesJapanarapidlyagingsocietywheremorethanafifthofthepopulationis65orolderwillleadtheworldindesigningrobotstocarefortheelderlysickandbedridden．
AlreadymonitoringtechnologiessuchassensorsthatautomaticallyturnonlightswhenpeopleenteraroomarebecomingwidespreadinJapan．
Thewalkingchild–sizeAsimofromHondaMotorCo．greetspeopleatshowrooms．NECCorp．hasdevelopedasmallercompanionrobot–on–wheelscalledPapero．Asealrobotavailablesince2004canentertaintheelderlyandothersinneedoffuzzycompanionship．
Satosayshisexperimentalroomisraisingawarenessaboutprivacyquestionsthatmayarisewhenelectronicdevicesmonitoraperson’smovementsdowntothesmallestdetail．
Onthebrightsidethetea–pouringhumanoidhasbeenprogrammedtodothedishes．
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