A man controls &uot;Wakamaru" (front) with a flexible sensor tube (FST) at its demonstration during the international robot exhibition 2009 in Tokyo November 25, 2009. With FST, a operator can remote control a robot.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
"Paro", a therapeutic robot, reacts as a woman pats during the international robot exhibition 2009 in Tokyo November 25, 2009. The seal-like robot has a behaviour generation system that generates behaviours like real animals and was developed for therapies, the maker said.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Japan's Kawada Industries, Inc.'s newly developed industrial robot "Next Age" cuts ribbon with honored guests at the opening ceremony of the International Robot Exhibition 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 25, 2009.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Japanese engineer Tomotaka Takahashi introduces the new robot "Ropid" at the International Robot Exhibition 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 25, 2009. Aside from supposedly being the fastest runner and best jumper among similarly constructed robots, "Ropid" also responds to voice commands, with either action or speech.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
Japan's Kawada Industries, Inc.'s newly developed industrial robots "Next Age" demonstrate how it can sort out items at the International Robot Exhibition 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 25, 2009.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
