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Cafe utilizing robot waiters remotely controlled by people with disabilities to open in Tokyo
A cafe will open in Tokyo's Akasaka district in November featuring robot waiters remotely controlled from home by people with severe physical disabilities. The cafe, which will be open on weekdays between Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, will deploy OriHime-D robots controlled by disabled people ...
Adapting to the fourth industrial revolution
Now is the time for launching open discussions in earnest on how to wisely adapt to the disruption that the fourth industrial revolution is expected to bring about.
'Avatar robot' cafe opens up new job opportunities to ALS patients
This November, a cafe will open in Akasaka, Tokyo, where customers will be served by "avatar robots" controlled remotely by severely handicapped employees.
The European Parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for an international ban on the development, production and use of "killer robots" — weapons that kill without a human deciding to fire. Autonomous weapons are machines programmed to select and attack targets using artificial intelligence, ...
Sharp Corp.'s RoBoHon, a small humanoid robot with artificial intelligence features, will accompany tourists in taxis in Kyoto and offer sightseeing guidance in Japanese, Chinese and English starting Sept. 22, the service providers said Tuesday. Sharp, Kyoto-based taxi operator MK Co. and travel agency JTB ...
Are robots all hype? Nidec may have the answer
Motor maker Nidec, a bellwether for manufacturing trends, has been investing heavily in automation.
Australia unleashes starfish-killing robot to protect Great Barrier Reef
A robot submarine able to hunt and kill the predatory crown-of-thorns starfish that are devastating the Great Barrier Reef was unveiled by Australian researchers on Friday. Scientists at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) said the robot, named the RangerBot and developed with a grant from ...
Japan turns to classroom robots in bid to boost English skills
English-speaking robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as the country seeks to improve English skills among both children and teachers using artificial intelligence. The education ministry is planning a pilot project costing around ¥250 million ($227,000) to improve ...
Experts from scores of countries are meeting to discuss ways to define and deal with "killer robots" — futuristic weapons systems that could conduct war without human intervention. The weeklong gathering that opened Monday is the second at U.N. offices in Geneva this year to ...
Camera-toting robots help find new tunnels at 3,000-year-old temple in Peruvian Andes
Small, camera-carrying robots helped archaeologists in Peru discover three new underground passageways holding ceramics, tools and human remains at the more than 3,000 year-old Chavin de Huantar temple in the Andes, Peru's culture ministry said. The robots, remote-controlled all-terrain vehicles carrying lights and cameras, were ...
