Look out! The robots are coming to take your job away
November 26, 2009 Look out! The robots are coming to take your job away For as long as anyone can remember, the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition has been a showcase for Japan at its wackiest: stern industrial machines lurked backstage as waltzing, noodle-making or ping-pong playing humanoids stole the limelight. In recessionary 2009, however, with Japanese industry writhing in pain, the national robot obsession has turned deadly serious. For the first time, the show explains exactly how the machines are going to take over. A new mood is in the air: the downturn, says a Tsukuba University engineer, has honed...
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Tags: Downturn, Engineer, International Robot Exhibition, Japan, Japanese Industry, Job, Limelight, Obsession, Ping Pong, Robots, Showcase, Tokyo International, Tsukuba University