This summer, VR-controlled robots are coming to select Family Mart convenience stores in Japan.
As Time Out Tokyo reports, these robot employees are being introduced to improve efficiency and lower costs, as offsite workers will control the robots to stock store shelves.
"Remote-controlled robots will start working at selected FamilyMart in Tokyo this summer." đhttps://t.co/XBeQSXkJFl pic.twitter.com/kBMUi3HzkH
— Brian Ashcraft (@Brian_Ashcraft) July 6, 2020
But… seeing the robots in action, the efficiency argument is odd.
Because, one by one, theyâre really freakinâ slow!
By 2022, the goal is to have these robots installed at least 20 stores. Hopefully, theyâve have picked up the pace by then!
