The Asahi Shimbunreported that Toyota has plans to build robots
that perform functions like serving breakfast and taking
care of the elderly by as early as 2010.
The auto giant has set up a division to make the company a powerhouse in the potentially lucrative sector of robots for household use.
In 2010, the automaker intends to start selling next-generation household robots to help people receive visitors, raise children and provide nursing care for sick and elderly patients, company officials said.
However, Reuters later reported that Toyota said it was only at the trial stages of building the humanoid robots.
