The world's first full marathon for robots in Osaka

Robot "Roovie-PC" leads a race during the world's first full marathon for robots in Osaka

Iron Egg humanoid robots dance during a demonstration at the Taipei International Robot Show

Iron Egg humanoid robots dance during a demonstration at the Taipei International Robot Show 

Roppie the robot plays a game of tic-tac-toe with a member of the public at the Taipei International Robot Show

Roppie the robot plays a game of tic-tac-toe with a member of the public at the Taipei International Robot Show 

Robonaut 2

NASA and General Motors have developed a humanoid robot called Robonaut 2

The Care-O-Bot III robot carries a glass of water through a kitchen in the Frauenhofer institute in Stuttgart

The Care-O-Bot III robot carries
 a glass of water through a kitchen
in the Frauenhofer institute in Stuttgart

Emiew2 the humanoid robot

 Hitachi displays its humanoid robot 'Emiew2'
"EMIEW2 was developed as part of Hitachi's efforts to create a service robot with diverse communication functions that could safely coexist with humans while conducting necessary services."

Thespian, a humanoid robot, communicates with the audience

Thespian, a humanoid robot, communicates with the audience

Robovie-II

A robot named "Robovie-II", developed by Japanese robotics research institution ATR, moves around at a grocery store during a shopping assisting experiment by utilizing the robot in an ubiquitous network technology platform in Kyoto, western Japan January 6, 2010. The robot greets the shopper at the entrance of the store, follows him to the shelves while holding a grocery basket and reminds him of the items on a shopping list, which the shopper would have entered beforehand in a specialized mobile device. The experiment is aimed to gather data in order to provide livelihood support for the elderly by using robots and network technologies, ATR's researcher Satoshi Koizumi said. 
Credit: REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao