My strangely enjoyable experience staying in Japan’s Henn Na Hotel
Many readers will sympathize with my predicament. It’s the day before an early morning flight out of Haneda Airport. My place is located centrally enough…
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Untouched deliveries and stand-in baseball fans: Japanese robotics join COVID-19 fight
If you’re an avid reader of Grape Japan, you’re well aware that Japan is experiencing a robot renaissance. According to the World Robotics – Industrial…
Noodle robot dishes out soba to hungry commuters
In robot-loving Japan, automation is changing the landscape of everyday life. Robot shop clerks greet perusing customers, and automatons take latte orders. Lonely residents, on…
MOS Burger and Lawson Embrace Automation as Japan’s Labor Shortage Worsens
In the Western world, the economic effects of automation are a growing concern. American political candidates like Andrew Yang are warning that the world economy…
Japanese Robotics Solution Stamps Hanko And Signs Contracts, Baffles Twitter Users
Hanko culture in the digital age While a growing number of banks and government bodies now allow customers to handle their business digitally and do…
Uniqlo’s 1st Automated Warehouse Replaces 90% Of Workforce With Robots
In an effort to solve problems related to storage costs and delivery inefficiency, Japanese casual wear designer and retailer UNIQLO has implemented an overhaul resulting…
Traditional Japanese Inn Has Self-Parking Slippers and Self-Rearranging Furniture
Few countries in the world can rival Japan when it comes to the application of robotics and automation in daily life. Automated toilets and self-opening…