Remember when self-checkouts were all the rage? Japan just put a huge twist on the whole concept.
Currently, Nintendo is also feeling the effects of the coronavirus and has declared that shipments of Switch consoles bound for Japan are being delayed.
Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has introduced a new robot that might look familiar. The HRP-5P, like Boston Dynamic’s ATLAS, offers a minimal framework that leaves all of its sensors, motors, and electronics exposed.
Pictures have emerged from the surface of an asteroid after Japan landed two robotic rovers on it.
Fine and dandy for those on the express lane. But if you really need to get a ton of groceries, this seems a bit impractical.