Home robots on sale in Japan

A Japanese company 1)_______ selling a futuristic home robot on September 16. The meter-high humanoid may 2)_______ housework a thing of the past – for the 3)_______. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries put its internet-linked Wakamaru robot on sale at a price of $150,000. Just 100 of these home helps will 4)_______ be available. The robot is the 5)_______ of Japanese designer Toshiyuki Kita. He said his creation was “designed in the 6)_______ of a human being so that it is not considered 7)_______ a machine” and that it has an “independent 8)___________”.

The robot has an 9)_______ number of features. It is capable of 10)_______ up to ten individuals by name and has a 11)_______ of 10,000 words. It can also 12)_______ its way around the house. The Wakamaru website explains three 13)_______ functions that will help the lives of the robot’s 14)_______: It can live with the family and provide daily schedules; it can speak with the family and be a friend; and it has its own role of 15)_______ after the house when no one is home. However, the price needs to come down to make it 16)_______ by all.