This Lab in Tokyo Built a Robot That Sweats to Avoid Getting Too Hot

If you're like most people, you're probably hopelessly addicted to the HBO series, Westworld, drawn-in by the idea that a world full of life-like androids is a possible reality in the near future. This may not look like a huge step towards that reality, but it is a significant innovation in robotics -- researchers at the University of Tokyo's JSK Lab have created a robot designed to cool itself down by sweating, in order to prolong extended activity. The test subject for this is a robot named Ke...