Japan invents C-3PO

NICT-protocol-droid.jpgTechnically speaking this in an NICT non-verbal communications robot. But cover it in tin foil, paint it gold and you’ve got everyone’s favourite camp-as-a-daisy fictional protocol droid from the Star Wars universe.

The thing also has communication skills just like 3PO. The developers say it can recognise body language and respond with body language of its own…