The International Robot Exhibition (IREX) is the largest robot

Robot

A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...

 trade fair

Trade fair

A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities...

 in the world. It is an event that has been staged once every two years in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 since 1973 and is organized by the Japan Robot Association

Japan Robot Association

The Japan Robot Association is a trade association made up of companies in Japan that develop and manufacture robot technology. It was formed in 1971 as the Industrial Robot Conversazione. The association was reorganized and renamed as the Japan Industrial Robot Association in 1972, and was...

 (JARA) and the company Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun , one of the leading daily newspapers in Japan, specializes in business and industrial affairs, and is published by The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. . Circulation is around 420,000. The newspaper was inaugurated in 1915...

, Ltd. It is a place for companies from Japan and around the world to exhibit the latest in robot technology.

Robots

These are some examples of the robots that have been displayed at previous exhibitions.

• Actroid
• Micro flying robot
  Micro flying robot
  The Micro Flying Robot is the world’s smallest and lightest robot helicopter prototype, which was developed by Seiko Epson and demonstrated at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo in Nov 2003...
  
  
• TOPIO
  TOPIO
  TOPIO is a bipedal humanoid robot designed to play table tennis against a human being. It has been developed since 2005 by TOSY, a robotics firm in Vietnam. It was publicly demonstrated at the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition on November 28, 2007...
  
  
• JO-ZERO
  JO-ZERO
  The JO-ZERO is an agile humanoid robot designed by manga artist Minoru Kamiya, who created the anime show Act On!. The robot, manufactured by Himeji Softworks, was presented at the International Robot Exhibition 2009.-References:*...
  
  

Movies

There is also a scene in Enthiran which features the hero explaining about his robot in the International Robot Exhibition.