"Humanoid robot capable of expressing various feeling." According to RocketNews24, Toshiba has plans to expand its robotics business outside of customer service and into healthcare, especially as companions for Japan’s aging population.

The company hopes to see more of its robots at work by the year 2020…(more)

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