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CNBC Documentary “Japan: Powering Tomorrow”

December 29, 2020/0 Comments/by yuichiro.hikosaka

2020/12/29

TX was featured in Japan: Powering Tomorrow, a two-part documentary series, explores how the country is tackling challenges head-on through innovation and technology. From its world-renowned advances in MedTech and revolutionary developments in robotics and AI, we meet Japan’s bright thinkers who are breaking new ground to overcome the immediate impact of COVID-19, whilst also working to transform and advance our lives in a post-pandemic future. Watch the streaming on CNBC online: https://www.cnbc.com/advertorial/japan-powering-tomorrow/

Wall Street Journal: Remote Work Isn’t Just for White-Collar Jobs Anymore

October 22, 2020/0 Comments/by yuichiro.hikosaka

2020/10/22

On the ground floor of a towering office building overlooking Tokyo Bay, in a space intended to resemble the interior of a moon base, a convenience store is tended by a humanoid robot.

This robot isn’t out front, wowing customers. No, it is in the back, doing the unglamorous job of keeping shelves stocked. It has broad shoulders, wide eyes, a boomerang-shaped head and strange hands, capable of grabbing objects with both suction and a trio of opposable thumbs.

BBC NEWS: The robot shop worker controlled by a faraway human

October 5, 2020/0 Comments/by yuichiro.hikosaka

2020/10/26

In a quiet aisle of a small supermarket in Tokyo, a robot dutifully goes about its work. Reaching down, it grabs yet another bottle of a flavoured drink that humans like, lifts it and places it on the shelf of a refrigerated unit. Then the next one. People come and go.

Read More on BBC News Online: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54232563

CNN Business: Seven-foot robots are stacking shelves in Tokyo convenience stores

September 15, 2020/0 Comments/by yuichiro.hikosaka

2020/9/15

Japan has the oldest population in the world, and that’s causing an acute labor shortage. With almost a third of the population aged 65 and above, finding workers can be a challenge. Increasingly, companies are turning to technology as a solution — including two of the biggest convenience store franchises in Japan, FamilyMart and Lawson.

Reuters: Japanese robot to clock in at a convenience store in test of retail automation

July 15, 2020/0 Comments/by yuichiro.hikosaka

2020/7/15

TOKYO (Reuters) – In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, hopes will help trigger a wave of retail automation.