Robot patrols shop checking lockdown restrictions are being adhered to in Japan
A shop in Japan has enlisted a robot to ensure customers are wearing masks, as the country prepares for a possible third wave of coronavirus infections. Robovie, developed by the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International in Kyoto, is able to pick out customers who aren’t wearing masks and politely ask them to cover up. It can also intervene when they fail to socially distance wh
ile queuing up to pay. The trial, which began last week at the club shop of Cerezo Osaka, a professional football team, will run until at least the end of the month. Robovie’s developers, who are behind a host of robotic innovations, hope the experiment will reduce close contact between shoppers and staff, adding that they believe most people will feel less embarrassed by being asked to cover up by a robot than by a fellow human being.
Date: 2020-11-16
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