Oh gosh, this was too funny to pass up: http://www.honda.co.jp/english/technology/robot/mo v1.html A friend of mine, who is a robotics expert, just informed me that there is a Japanese, government controlled robotics program with one objective, to lead the world in robotics technology. I suppose it would make sense that Japan would spear head something like this as they've been conceptualizing these bots for years through animae and comics. Apparently, this program is a cooperative effort between multiple japanese corporations. fyi