Sony unveil QRIO, the world's first running humanoid robot during a press conference December 18, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan - Photogallery
![A four-legged walking robot called Banryu, meaning house sitting dinosaur, is displayed at a press preview of Robodex 2003, a showcase event of Japan's robotic technologies in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April A four-legged walking robot called Banryu, meaning house sitting dinosaur, is displayed at a press preview of Robodex 2003, a showcase event of Japan's robotic technologies in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3DN74/a-four-legged-walking-robot-called-banryu-meaning-house-sitting-dinosaur-is-displayed-at-a-press-preview-of-robodex-2003-a-showcase-event-of-japans-robotic-technologies-in-yokohama-south-of-tokyo-april-2-2003-reutersyuriko-nakao-pp03040008-yn-2D3DN74.jpg)
A four-legged walking robot called Banryu, meaning house sitting dinosaur, is displayed at a press preview of Robodex 2003, a showcase event of Japan's robotic technologies in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April
![Why Japan Fears Not the Robot. Westerners can find robots creepy, but… | by Wilson da Silva | ILLUMINATION-Curated | Medium Why Japan Fears Not the Robot. Westerners can find robots creepy, but… | by Wilson da Silva | ILLUMINATION-Curated | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*G1UT7IPOOUTtR0jExWTeow.jpeg)
Why Japan Fears Not the Robot. Westerners can find robots creepy, but… | by Wilson da Silva | ILLUMINATION-Curated | Medium
![A four-legged walking robot called Banryu, meaning house sitting dinosaur, is displayed at a press preview of Robodex 2003, a showcase event of Japan's robotic technologies in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April A four-legged walking robot called Banryu, meaning house sitting dinosaur, is displayed at a press preview of Robodex 2003, a showcase event of Japan's robotic technologies in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2d3rrea/a-four-legged-walking-robot-called-banryu-meaning-house-sitting-dinosaur-offers-its-paw-on-command-at-a-press-preview-of-robodex-2003-a-showcase-event-of-japans-robotic-technologies-in-yokohama-south-of-tokyo-april-2-2003-the-robot-jointly-developed-by-a-japanese-robot-research-maker-tmsuk-and-sanyo-electric-co-is-mounted-with-a-camera-which-rotates-360-degrees-and-has-50-sensors-that-can-sense-among-others-smell-sound-and-temperature-the-robot-is-on-sale-for-198-million-yen-1666878-2d3rrea.jpg)
A four-legged walking robot called Banryu, meaning house sitting dinosaur, is displayed at a press preview of Robodex 2003, a showcase event of Japan's robotic technologies in Yokohama, south of Tokyo April
Japanese robot venture Tmsuk's home utility robot 'Banryu T73S' guards your home in your absence by communicating to your mobile phone when it receives unusual information on people, sound, temperature and so
![TMSUK Ltd.'s Banryu home utility robot, which is able to phone its owner if it detects unusual sounds, smells or heat as well as transmit real-time video and sound, is pictured before TMSUK Ltd.'s Banryu home utility robot, which is able to phone its owner if it detects unusual sounds, smells or heat as well as transmit real-time video and sound, is pictured before](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D1J8YG/tmsuk-ltds-banryu-home-utility-robot-which-is-able-to-phone-its-owner-if-it-detects-unusual-sounds-smells-or-heat-as-well-as-transmit-real-time-video-and-sound-is-pictured-before-a-news-conference-in-tokyo-june-18-2008-four-japanese-robotics-companies-business-design-laboratorytmsuk-ltd-vstone-and-zmp-inc-announced-that-they-were-jointly-forming-an-association-to-create-business-markets-for-next-generation-robots-reutersmichael-caronna-japan-2D1J8YG.jpg)