English: A kind of multirobot (?) at a exhibition in Denmark (RoboDays). A multirobot consists of several partly autonomous/independent robots) Dansk: Robotter fra "RoboDays", der er en international festival for robotter til leg, spil, læring, kunst, film, sport, sundhed og meget andet i såvel hjemmet som i det offentlige rum. Festivalen afholdes årligt i Odense. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: autonomous cleaning robot by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 日本語: 富士重工業の自律式無人清掃ロボット。 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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