JAPAN-TECHNOLOGY-MURATA

Japan’s electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing unveils 10 small robots for cheerleading, known as the “Murata Cheerleaders,” as they perform at a press preview in Tokyo on September 25, 2014. Murata Cheerleaders, equipped with various sensors such as gyro sensors, ultrasonic and infrared sensors, can make formations with wireless network sensing technology. AFP PHOTO / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO