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Japanese robot could call last orders on human bartenders

By Tim Kelly and Akira Tomoshige

Feb 5 2020 6:44AM

Japan's first drinks droid has begun serving in a Tokyo pub.

Japanese robot could call last orders on human bartenders

Japan's first robot bartender has begun serving up drinks in a Tokyo pub in a test that could usher in a wave of automation in restaurants and shops struggling to hire staff in an aging society. The repurposed industrial robot serves drinks in is own corner of a Japanese pub operated by ...

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