Japan¡¯s love affair with robots goes back hundreds of years.
Karakuri ningy¨ (mechanical puppets) were used in theaters across the nation from as early as the 17th century, while Osaka-based biologist Makoto Nishimura designed the country¡¯s first humanoid robot, Gakutensoku, in 1928.
This admiration is also reflected in the nation¡¯s pop culture, with the population falling in love with robots playing the lead roles in renowned manga series such as Osamu Tezuka¡¯s ¡°Tetsuwan Atomu¡± (¡°Mighty Atom¡°) manga series in 1952 and Fujiko Fujio¡¯s ¡°Doraemon¡± 17 years later.
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