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06/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Future Mayor of Tokyo could be an AI robot

Japan has come up with all kinds of robots and artificial intelligence to fill various vacant positions in construction sites, factory lines, and people’s love lives. So it comes as no surprise that an AI is campaigning to be elected as mayor of an important city in Tokyo Metropolis, an article in Grape states. Tama […]

05/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Japanese company reveals robot workers that will be used on various construction sites

A Japanese construction company recently debuted two designs for robot workers that could make up for the growing lack of human construction workers. In a report from The Daily Mail, these construction robots will only be working during evening hours. One of the robots demonstrated by Shimizu Corp. is already being used in several Japanese construction […]

04/06/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

The Japanese have developed a crop-saving robotic wolf to scare off wild boars

Japan is home to almost one million wild boars. These animals are known to gorge themselves on rice, chestnuts, and potatoes, which has brought them into conflict with farmers. But they can only do so much to protect their crops and themselves from the near-fearless beasts. Fortunately, help is on the way, and it comes […]

02/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Your barista is being replaced by a robot, already in use in Japan

Meet Sawyer, the barista at the newest cafe in Japan. “He” can brew and serve hot coffee with just one hand. Oh, and “he’s” also a robot, according to the Daily Mail article covering “his” debut. Sawyer is the name of the the robot barista at the Henna Cafe in Shibuya, the popular downtown business […]

01/13/2017 / By Dianne Wiley

AI takeover: Insurance firm replaces workers with artificial intelligence set to increase productivity by 30%

Later this month, an insurance firm in Japan will be replacing more than 30 employees on their workforce with artificial intelligence. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is set to implement the robotic replacements, with a cost of 200m Yen (more than 1.7 million US dollars) by the end of the month. They estimate that they will […]

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