Top 10 Japanese Robots
With an aging population and an ever growing need for a bigger workforce, Japan spends more time and money on robotics research than any other nation does. Here are 10 of Japan's finest — and weirdest — ideas
Toyota Motor Corporation's robotic violinist, introduced in 2007, is a 5-ft.-tall (1.5 m) humanoid with an uncanny ability to play the violin. The robot uses its arms, along with their 17 computer-controlled joints and agile fingers, to hold the instrument and press its delicate strings. The robot violinist is the latest addition to Toyota's ensemble of musical robots, which can play the trumpet, trombone and other instruments.
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