A Toyota Vs Honda battle in the Robotic world

Toyota's robot, dubbed TPR-Robina, has a more feminine form than Asimo. It appears to be wearing a dress and plastic "hair." Toyota said it has "autonomous motion," which allows "the robot to move toward a destination while avoiding obstacles." The automaker said image recognition technology lets the robot recognize visitors' name tags and "direct its explanations to them directly." It also is capable of verbal communication and gestures.

The company said the robot, presumably a competitor to Honda's Asimo humanoid robot, will be used to show visitors around displays at a Toyota exhibition hall here starting next week.

The solid little robot is 47.2 inches tall and weighs 132 pounds. Toyota said it is a product of "Toyota Partner Robots" and is designed to "support people in their daily lives and to help create a healthy and comfortable society in the future." The automaker said its robot fleet will be used to help with household chores, nursing and medical care as well as "assistance with manufacturing and assistance with short-distance personal transport."

Honda's latest version of the Asimo has the ability to run at nearly 4 mph and can handle a cart

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Interesting strategy to give a female form to the robot,after all Toyota know exactly what the customer needs,hopefully this too can last a decade in your service without complaining too much or demanding too much of your attention something which Toyota's are renowned for.