Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

OKAYAMA, Japan - A museum guide robot explains Gauguin's ''Te Nave Nave Fenua'' oil painting to visitors in a demonstration at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 17. The one-day event, arranged by Tsukuba University and Saitama University, is aimed at exploring better means of communications between humans and robots, organizers say. In this photo, the 1.2-meter robot tries to imitate a museum tour guide's hand gestures in introducing the Gauguin painting.

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    Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

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    OKAYAMA, Japan - A museum guide robot explains Gauguin's ''Te Nave Nave Fenua'' oil painting to visitors in a demonstration at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 17. The one-day event, arranged by Tsukuba University and Saitama University, is aimed at exploring better means of communications between humans and robots, organizers say. In this photo, the 1.2-meter robot tries to imitate a museum tour guide's hand gestures in introducing the Gauguin painting. (Kyodo)