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The Robot That Gives Humans a Job (video, 3 minutes)

• At the “Avatar Robot Cafe” in Tokyo, all of the servers are robots – but this isn’t the typical story of automation taking peoples’ jobs. These robots are controlled by people outside of the cafe who would never be able to physically do the job otherwise. Massa – the avatar that serves Alice Levine in the clip – has severe physical disabilities that confine him to his bed. But he can control the robot waiters using sophisticated eye tracking technology, and can talk to customers to take their orders and have a conversation. The arrival of 5G could soon mean he can send his robot to any location, indoor or out. It provides Massa “a huge amount of hope”.
• Watch the full episode of Kevin McCloud’s Rough Guide to the Future on Channel 4 (47 minutes).

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