Well, sort of:
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=41318
"Mitsubi**** Heavy ... has canned its humanoid Wakamaru robot because it
can't perform mundane tasks like wa****ng the dishes or cooking.
....
Plus expectations were high because of anime stuff like Astro Boy. The
wire quoted an engineer saying that people thought Wakamaru would be
able to cook or sweep the floor."
--
Rob Kelk <http://robkelk.ottawa-anime.org/>
e-mail: s/deadspam/gmail/
"I'm *not* a kid! Nyyyeaaah!" - Skuld (in "Oh My Goddess!" OAV #3)
"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear
of childishness and the desire to be very grown-up." - C.S. Lewis
