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Japan’s Business Design Laboratory’s robot called “ifbot” which understands language and emotional tones from human voices, is displayed at a press preview of Robodex 2003, a showcase event of Japan’s robotic technologies in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in this April 2, 2003 file photo. To match feature JAPAN-AGEING/GADGETS
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