Personal Robots

iRobot Alumni Build Robot-Vacuum Accessories To Promote “Successful Cleaning Missions”
Wade Roush 10/1/09

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer Wed Feb 28

Japan is pretty serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.

Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a demonstration this week, a humanoid with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup.