What's going on in Japan? (No.11)
Foot-stomping robots modeled after sumo wrestlers were to go on display Friday inside the Japan Industry Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. At just 40 centimeters tall, the robot would be crushed in combat with a real sumo wrestler. It is based on a Fujisoft product that the company has sold to educational institutions for 298,000 yen ($3,295) since March. The sumo wrestler robots will be on display at the Expo through the end of October.
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