Nov 30 2007

Photos: Robots at work and play in Japan

ZMP's e-nuvo series walk robot, Version 3.

(Credit: ZMP)

Where do all the coolest robots hang out? Japan, of course.

The 2007 International Robot Exhibition sponsored by the Japan Robot Association claims to be the largest robotics trade show in the world. The show, which runs November 28 to December 1, serves as a venue for everything from tiny robot toys and educational tools to giant industrial robots that manufacture cars.

This headless-looking robot is actually fully intact. The E-nuvo walk robot from Japan-based ZMP could be thought of as the Japanese version of a Lego Mindstorms robot. Only this line of learning robots, which is offered in basic, arm, wheel, or walk versions, runs on Microsoft Robotics Studio.

For more, check out this week's CNET News.com photo gallery on robots.

A journalist who divides her time between the US and the UK, Candace Lombardi has written over 450 articles about technology. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, she enjoys examining the moving parts that keep our world rotating. Email her at CandaceLombardi@gmail.com. She is a member of the CNET Blog network and is not a current employee of CNET.
 

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