Japan is facing problems like an ageing population and declining birth rate, but trust it to turn these challenges into opportunities for new emerging industries. Japanese scientists, for instance, have developed revolutionary robots to cope with these challenges. Let’s meet 3 such robots which are simply awesome!
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Pepper the humanoid robot Pepper is an intelligent robot who can recognise your mood and adapt his speech and movements to have a chat with you. You will be amazed at how you hit it off with him and become fast friends! Go meet him at over 140 Softbank Mobile stores all over Japan!
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Paco the robot seal Paco is an adorable "carebot" designed to comfort ill patients and old people. As it has sensors that detect movement, sound and touch, this helps it react in myriad ways to calm down the sick and elderly. You just can't stop stroking its cute fur!
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NAO the bank teller Dressed in sleek red and white, NAO may be a mere 58 cm tall, but is super talented as it can respond to your request in English, Japanese and Chinese. Currently available at Bank of Japan-Mitsubishi, it is surely an asset to rely on with the deluge of requests from foreigners in the years leading up to the Olympics!