A man controls the "Shadow Dextrous Hand" with the "CyberGlove" at its demonstration during the International Robot Exhibition

"Okonomiyaki Robot" demonstrates its ability to cook Japanese traditional food Okonomiyaki, a savoury pancake, during the international robot exhibition 2009 in Tokyo November 25, 2009. The robot which has 15 joints, can take verbal orders from customers and use standard kitchen utensils. The banner reads,"Okonomiyaki". REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN BUSINESS FOOD SCI TECH)

"Paro", a therapeutic robot, reacts as a woman pats during the international robot exhibition 2009 in Tokyo November 25, 2009. The seal-like robot has a behaviour generation system that generates behaviours like real animals and was developed for therapies, the maker said. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)

A man controls "Wakamaru" (front) with a flexible sensor tube (FST) at its demonstration during the international robot exhibition 2009 in Tokyo November 25, 2009. With FST, a operator can remote control a robot. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN SCI TECH)

Japan's Kawada Industries, Inc.'s newly developed industrial robot "Next Age" demonstrates how it can sort out items at the International Robot Exhibition 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)