Humanoid robots crack jokes and grasp items at Humanoid Robot Expo in Tokyo

Lucian Nemoiu

(16 Apr 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Tokyo, Japan – 15 April 2026 1. UPSOUND (Japanese) Galbot robot: “In the future, would we, robots, get a holiday? Maybe I can one day lie on a beach. Oh well, never mind. I don’t want to get sunburn.” 2. Robot hand grabs a bottle of tea 3. Robot takes a bottle of tea to a visitor who ordered it 4. Robot places a bottle of tea on the table 5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Nao Yamada, FastLabel manager: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON SHOT2 AND IS OVERLAID BY SHOT