<h1 class="head">Japan&#x2019;s robot revolution moves from factory to the home</h1> <h2 class="subhead"> <p>The world&#x2019;s leader in robotic technology is creating machines that do everything from cooking pancakes to guiding shoppers at malls.</p></h2> <!-- pgallerycarousel --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var pgallerycarousel_itemList = [ {"url_sm":"\/var\/ezflow_site\/storage\/images\/media\/images\/1228-japan-robot\/7159007-1-eng-US\/1228-japan-robot_full_380.jpg","url_lg":"\/var\/ezflow_site\/storage\/images\/media\/images\/1228-japan-robot\/7159007-1-eng-US\/1228-japan-robot_full_600.jpg","caption":"A Japanese robot demonstrates its ability to flip pancakes. The robo-chef, which has 15 joints and can take verbal orders from customers, cooks a variety of traditional Japanese foods. Researchers are devising a new generation of machines to handle kitchen duties and other consumer chores. ","credit":"Kim Kyung-hoon\/Reuters","related":""} ]; //]]> </script> <div class="podStoryGal"> <div class="thePhoto"> <div class=" jcarousel-skin-storygal"><div style="display: block;" class="jcarousel-container jcarousel-container-horizontal"><div class="jcarousel-clip jcarousel-clip-horizontal"><ul style="width: 390px; left: 0px;" id="pgallerycarousel" class="jcarousel-list jcarousel-list-horizontal"> <li jcarouselindex="1" class="jcarousel-item jcarousel-item-horizontal jcarousel-item-1 jcarousel-item-1-horizontal"> <a href="/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/1228-japan-robot/7159007-1-eng-US/1228-japan-robot_full_600.jpg" class="thickbox"><img src="/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/media/images/1228-japan-robot/7159007-1-eng-US/1228-japan-robot_full_380.jpg" alt=""></a> </li> </ul></div></div></div> </div><!-- /thePhoto --> <div class="podC"> <div class="pod"> <p class="caption" id="pgallerycarousel_caption" title="Photo Caption">A Japanese robot demonstrates its ability to flip pancakes. The robo-chef, which has 15 joints and can take verbal orders from customers, cooks a variety of traditional Japanese foods. Researchers are devising a new generation of machines to handle kitchen duties and other consumer chores. </p> <p class="caption" id="pgallerycarousel_credit" title="Photo Credit">Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters</p></div></div></div>