(1)Robots show off skills in Fukuoka shopping arcade

FUKUOKA, Japan - A humanoid robot moves from one shop to another for shopping on the street in the Fukuoka's Hakata district on Feb. 21. A group of university and corporate researchers tested various robots in a shopping arcade in Fukuoka in the first experiment of its kind in Japan. The city has been designated as a special zone for robot research and development.

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(1)Robots show off skills in Fukuoka shopping arcade

FUKUOKA, Japan - A humanoid robot moves from one shop to another for shopping on the street in the Fukuoka's Hakata district on Feb. 21. A group of university and corporate researchers tested various robots in a shopping arcade in Fukuoka in the first experiment of its kind in Japan. The city has been designated as a special zone for robot research and development. (Kyodo)

(2) Robots show off skills in Fukuoka shopping arcade

FUKUOKA, Japan - A humanoid robot picks up a handbag at a shop in Fukuoka on Feb. 21 as passersby and media photographers watch. A group of university and corporate researchers tested various robots in a shopping arcade in the city in the first experiment of its kind in Japan. The northern Kyushu city has been designated as a special zone for robot research and development. (Kyodo)