In one year alone we’ve seen robots shaking things up in such far-flung fields as fashion and interpretive dance . That said, our concerns are generally more prosaic — that’s why we’re most excited by the industrial strength autonomous sweepers developed by the likes of Fuji Heavy Industries, Sumitomo, and Subaru. Like last year’s model , their latest sweeps the floor, picks up the trash, is able to operate modded elevators, and comes equipped with laser sensors for avoiding obstacles and may even be outfitted with a camera.

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Elevator operating robot janitor goes on sale in Japan