[](http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/) [**Japanology Plus**](http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/japanologyplus/) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– **Nov. 13, Thu.** [**Robots**](http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/japanologyplus/archive201411070400.html)  Japan is a robotics superpower. There are approximately 300,000 industrial robots at work in Japan - that's more than any other country, and a quarter of the world total. Japan is also known for its cutting-edge humanoid robots, many of them featuring endearing designs reminiscent of anime characters. On this edition of _Japanology Plus_, our theme is robots. Our expert guest is Tomotaka Takahashi, a professor and renowned robot creator. And in Plus One, some amazing androids.  Going a step further from our previous series BEGIN Japanology, host Peter Barakan visits experts in various fields to show Japanese culture from a new perspective.