Article: A New Century of Robots.(International Robot Games Festival)(Brief Article)

Takeuchi Makoto previews the International Robot Games Festival (RoboFesta)

MANY observers are concerned that young Japanese today are showing ,an apparent indifference to science and technology. The race is on to find ways to raise children's understanding and interest in science and technology and develop human resources with outstanding creativity and independence. Robot-building contests provide one solution to the problem.

Japan enjoys a major share of the world market in the production and operation of industrial robots. Now a new wave of robots has emerged with a different purpose in mind. These are robots designed to play a role in our everyday ...

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