BoingBoing buddy Roland Piquepaille says:
Following this LinuxInsider.com story, "Japan's Robot Developers Go Linux," Linux Devices decided to publish its own "Linux-powered Robots Quick Reference Guide." And Paul Baron spent some time shooting pictures during the 2003 International Robot Exposition in Tokyo about two weeks ago. So here is a photo gallery gathered from these two different sources. You'll meet for example TMSUK04 from Meiji University, able to communicate via e-mail, or Isamu, which climbs stairs like Asimo.