An employee of Kubota demonstrates grape picking with the company’s latest arm assisted suit Raku Vest at the annual International Robot Exhibition. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP

Japan’s Utsunomiya University demonstrates a robot that picks ripe strawberries during a demonstration. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP

German Kuka Robotics’ robot LBR iiwa demonstrates a flower arrangement. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo

A robotic arm by Mitsubishi Electric assembles a toy car. Thomas Peter / Reuters

A man plays table tennis against a robot by Omron Corporation. Thomas Peter / Reuters

Visitors look at a Kawada Nextage robot. Thomas Peter / Reuters

Staff program a robot arm by Nachi Robotic Systems at the International Robot Exhibition. Thomas Peter / Reuters

Painting robots made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries during a demonstration at the International Robot Exhibition. Franck Robichon / EPA

Softbank’s Pepper humanoid robots ‘rest’ before the start of the annual International Robot Exhibition. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP

An amphibious snake-like robot made by Japanese company HiBot swims during a demonstration. Franck Robichon / EPA

The portable teleoperated android robot Telenoid communicates with a woman during a demonstration at the International Robot Exhibition. Franck Robichon / EPA

A staff demonstrates a Power Assist Suit made by Japanese company ActiveLink. Franck Robichon / EPA

Above, the robot Sota made by Japanese company Vstone. Franck Robichon / EPA