Playful prototype robot Robovie says "I love you" as it hugs four-year-old Hitomi Tachimura at Pre-Robo Festa Kansai 2001 in Osaka, western Japan August 11, 2000. Robovie is equipped with optical sensors in its eyes and touch sensor pads on its shoulders, arms and chest. It was developed by Advanced Telecommunications Research International's research laboratories for research in communication between man and robots, and will be used as a platform for future use in various fields such as security, cleaning, health care and entertainment.

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