It was almost exactly a year ago that our hearts were stolen by Murata Seiko (Japanese for Murata Girl), the balance-blessed, unicycling robot. Murata Seiko didn’t perform surgery or serve cocktails at parties — she was no service bot… unless you consider pure, unadulterated, awe-inspiring entertainment a service. And we must admit, we do. Well, Murata’s going to be performing at CEATEC 2009, showing off her three-times increased speed, improved balance, and turning ratio. All of this culminates in her new-found ability to navigate a very thin balance beam.