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Japan Loves Robots, but Getting Them to Do Human Work Isn’t Easy

December 31, 2019January 1, 2020MOTOKO RICHComments Off on Japan Loves Robots, but Getting Them to Do Human Work Isn’t Easy
With a declining population and workers in short supply, Japan has fully embraced robots. But getting them to work to “the standard of humans” is often a challenge.
Tagged Hokkaido (Japan), Japan, Labor and Jobs, Robots and Robotics
MOTOKO RICH
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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