Robots take over Asia's Cutting-Edge IT and Electronics Comprehensive Exhibition (CEATEC)

Japanese auto firm Denso, a subsidiary of Toyota, displays a robotic limb designed to support a surgeon's arm Meanwhile, Sharp is taking aim at the housing market with pint-sized Rin-chan, which can operate home appliances based on its owners' feelings. For example, if a house dweller says'it's too hot', the robot will turn on the air conditioning. Another star of the show is a mug-sized, doe-eyed robot called Kirobo Mini made by Toyota as a chatty companion for its human owners.