I spent 4 nights at a robot hotel in Tokyo. The future of hospitality is here — but it still needs fine-tuning.

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it ...
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Japan’s Restaurants Are Hiring Cat Robots — And They’re Pretty Good Servers

At several restaurants in the heart of Tokyo, robotic felines glide effortlessly between tables, balancing trays of steaming ...

Nvidia and Fujitsu agree to work together on AI robots and other technology

U.S. technology company Nvidia and Fujitsu, a Japanese telecommunications and computer maker, have agreed to work together on ...
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Japan’s robot inspector swims inside nuclear reactor for critical safety scans

The robot can be controlled remotely using a computer and joystick by operators. The robot navigates around the hazardous ...
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AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing population

TOKYO (Reuters) - Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used ...