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Japanese Automatons to Take Over the Working World

With the Japanese industry writhing in pain, the national robot obsession has turned deadly serious. For the first time, the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition explains exactly how the machines are going to take over.

“If that fly on the wall is actually a fly.”
“The number of human employees may even drop to 20 someday.”
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Oct 21	“Bioinspired Polymeric Woods.”
Oct 20	“The more employees are watched, the harder they try to avoid being watched.”
Jan 11	How to Avoid Jury Duty
Sep 21	“When Life Gives You Lemons.”
Aug 29	Japanese Robot Serves Ice Cream From Inside a Vending Machine
Oct 19	“Social robots will be uniquely personal.”
Jan 04	The (Very Scary) People of Public Transit
Dec 23	Why, Typewriters Are Alive and Well, Thank you
Jan 09	CaptchaTweet: Write Tweets in Captcha Form
Oct 18	DIY Smartphone
Jan 22	Fake Name Generator
Oct 16	“The robot age is nothing to be worried about.”