CEATEC electronic shows open in Chiba

CEATEC electronic shows open in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. exhibits the robot car ''EPORO,'' which is equipped with a collision-avoiding system and remote-controlling battery charger, at the information technology and electronics fair CEATEC Japan 2010 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2010. A total of 616 companies and groups, including 196 from overseas, have registered to exhibit their products and technologies in 2,255 booths at the five-day show.

Nissan unveils robot cars that can travel in group

Nissan unveils robot cars that can travel in group

YOKOHAMA, Japan - ''EPORO'' robot cars developed by Nissan Motor Co. are seen moving in a group without colliding at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Oct. 1, 2009. The EPOROs -- which stands for Episode 0 (zero) Robots -- are equipped with wireless communication functions that allow them to measure the distance to an obstacle.

CEATEC electronic shows open in Chiba

CEATEC electronic shows open in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. exhibits the robot car ''EPORO,'' which is equipped with a collision-avoiding system and remote-controlling battery charger, at the information technology and electronics fair CEATEC Japan 2010 at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 5, 2010. A total of 616 companies and groups, including 196 from overseas, have registered to exhibit their products and technologies in 2,255 booths at the five-day show. (Kyodo)

Nissan unveils robot cars that can travel in group

Nissan unveils robot cars that can travel in group

YOKOHAMA, Japan - ''EPORO'' robot cars developed by Nissan Motor Co. are seen moving in a group without colliding at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Oct. 1, 2009. The EPOROs -- which stands for Episode 0 (zero) Robots -- are equipped with wireless communication functions that allow them to measure the distance to an obstacle. (Kyodo)