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Rakuten uses autonomous robots to boost last-mile delivery
They can deliver at night and in bad weather thanks to LiDAR sensors. Rakuten Group, Inc. is ramping up its autonomous ...
Kyodo News on MSN6d
Rakuten eyes expanding deliveries by robot to main e-commerce site
Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc. is considering introducing autonomous mobile robots to deliver goods amid a ...
Tech Xplore on MSN3d
Study shows people in Japan treat robots and AI agents more respectfully than people in Western societies
Imagine an automated delivery vehicle rushing to complete a grocery drop-off while you are hurrying to meet friends for a ...
TechCrunch19d
Japan’s service robot market projected to triple in five years
Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to supplement their workforce, according to Bloomberg. Research firm Fuji Keizai ...
EurekAlert!3d
Philosophy: cultural differences in exploitation of artificial agents
A new LMU study shows that people in Japan treat robots and AI agents more respectfully than people in Western societies.
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AI robots might be the key to caring for Japan’s elderly
TOKYO >> Recently in Tokyo, an artificial intelligence-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back, gently put a hand on ...
AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan's ageing population
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 to change diapers ...
Japan Today6d
Rakuten eyes expanding deliveries by robot to main e-commerce site
Japan's revised road traffic law in 2023 made it easier for unmanned delivery services to gain traction, with autonomous delivery robots now allowed to operate on public roads under certain conditions ...