A Leonardo da Vinci Android Initiative robot in the Fujikin Carp Group booth. (credit:Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
(02 of14)
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A Kokoro Company Ltd. humanoid robot stands during a demonstration in the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute booth. (credit:Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
(03 of14)
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(04 of14)
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A hand of a humanoid robot on display. (credit:David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
(05 of14)
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An industrial robot featured at the exhibition. (credit:David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
(06 of14)
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Small robots perform for exhibition attendees. (credit:David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
(07 of14)
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A miniature drone in flight at the International Robot Exhibition. (credit:David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
(08 of14)
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The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) presents a humanoid robot for disaster relief. (credit:David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
(09 of14)
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Japanese robot venture Telenoid Planning presents humanoid robot \"Telenoid,\" which is shaped like a child and has human features such as a head, face and upper body. It was developed by Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro. (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
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UBTECH Robotics showcases a small humanoid robot. (credit:David Mareuil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
(11 of14)
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An employee of Japanese electronics parts maker Rohm demonstrates remote-controlled flying paper crane \"Origami.\" (credit:YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
(12 of14)
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The Sota social talker robot, developed by Japan Science and Technology Agency, Osaka University and Vstone Co., stands on display. (credit:Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg/Getty Images)