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Motor maker giants Honda and Toyota have joined in the competition to create humanoid robots which can help people in everyday life.
Toyota has recently unveiled two new robots called the 'violin-playing robot' and the 'mobility robot' which offers bed-to-bed services to people, including the elderly and the sick.
"We hope to create a robot that highlights Toyota's strengths," he said.
Honda has been working on robots since 1986 and has recently showed off two child-sized Asimo robots which are ready to perform tasks in coordination with one another.
Asimo which is considered one of the world's most advanced humanoids can walk, jog, wave, avoid obstacles and carry on simple conversations.
The Japanese government has been pushing companies and researchers to make robotics a pillar of the nation's business. Other companies, including Hitachi Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., are also developing robots.
"By the end of 2010, we'd like to see these robots working at every street corner of the city," said Tomohiko Kawanabe of Honda's Fundamental Technology Research Center.
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Motor maker giants Honda and Toyota have joined in the competition to create humanoid robots which can help people in everyday life.
Toyota has recently unveiled two new robots called the 'violin-playing robot' and the 'mobility robot' which offers bed-to-bed services to people, including the elderly and the sick.
"We hope to create a robot that highlights Toyota's strengths," he said.
Honda has been working on robots since 1986 and has recently showed off two child-sized Asimo robots which are ready to perform tasks in coordination with one another.
Asimo which is considered one of the world's most advanced humanoids can walk, jog, wave, avoid obstacles and carry on simple conversations.
The Japanese government has been pushing companies and researchers to make robotics a pillar of the nation's business. Other companies, including Hitachi Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd. and NEC Corp., are also developing robots.
"By the end of 2010, we'd like to see these robots working at every street corner of the city," said Tomohiko Kawanabe of Honda's Fundamental Technology Research Center.
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