Baggage handlers at Japan Airlines are getting new coworkers: Humanoid robots

The first phase of the test will roll out next month at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
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Japan's robot lab conducts medical experiments with zero human staff

Japan's robot lab operates 24/7 with zero human staff, using 10 autonomous machines to accelerate medical research and drug ...

Even in Japan, robots are a long way from being fully fledged caregivers—here's why

The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid ...

Japan Airlines begins humanoid robot trials at Tokyo's Haneda airport as labor shortages bite

Tokyo's Haneda Airport is beginning a trial of humanoid robots in airport ground services amid chronic labor challenges and a rapidly ageing workforce.
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In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

Physical AI is emerging as one of the next major industrial battlegrounds, with Japan’s push driven more by necessity than anything else. With workforces shrinking and pressure mounting to sustain ...