JAPAN-TECHNOLOGY-ROBOTS-SCIENCE

A robot developed by automation parts maker Omron picks an item from a shelf during a demonstration at the World Robot Summit in Tokyo on October 18, 2018. – Forget the flashy humanoids with their gymnastics skills: at the World Robot Summit in Tokyo, the focus was on down-to-earth robots that can deliver post, do the shopping and build a house. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP via Getty Images)