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A cloudy yellow rectangular figure about seven centimeters long wobbles from side to side, waving its gelatinous arms as it makes a friendly greeting, its body resting inside a mug.

Photo taken on February 28, 2024, in Chofu, western Tokyo, shows the world's first edible robot developed by Yoshihiro Nakata, associate professor at the University of Electro-Communication, and his research team. Nakata was partly inspired by Anpanman, a well-known Japanese children's superhero comic book and anime character who takes the form of an anthropomorphized red bean paste-filled pastry. Photo taken in February 2024, in Chofu, western Tokyo, shows Yoshihiro Nakata, associate professor at the University of Electro-Communication, holding the world's first "edible robot."

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