15-03-2019 14:52 via theverge.com

Japan unveils robot assistants for 2020 Olympics

When the Olympics came to London in 2012, the organizers relied on a legion of unpaid volunteers to herd the crowds and help them find their way. But when the games come to Tokyo in 2020, it’ll be robots taking on some of those same duties.
Today, the organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics unveiled two robots and a powered exoskeleton that will be deployed to help workers and attendees at the games.The robots, made by Toyota, will direct people to their seats, provide infor
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