Humans and robots will soon coexist in Japan

Humans and robots will soon coexist in Japan

YACHIYO, Japan - A 1.3-meter-tall humanoid robot ''enon'' is surrounded by customers at Aeon Yachiyo Midorigaoka Shopping Center in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, in December 2005.

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