The human-like robot, known as Otonaroid, is one of two life-size creations who enjoyed their first day of “work” on Wednesday at Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.

TOKYO -- A national museum here announced on Aug. 7 a crowdfunding campaign targeting 100 million yen (approx. $703,000) while offering unique gifts that would make any science-lover's day.

TOKYO, July 5 (UPI) -- A robot built by Honda had problems with gesture recognition on its first day as a museum guide at a science museum in Tokyo, officials said.

The new guides at a Tokyo museum may look and sound human but they are actually robots. The two human-like robots enjoyed their first day of “work” at Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging ...