DEMAND FOR ROBOTS IN JAPAN INCREASES DUE TO THE PANDEMIC

Highlights –

• Demand for robots in Japan increases due to the pandemic.
• Robots are being substitutes for providing physical human contact.
• Japan’s Groove X Inc. has developed a humanoid ‘healing robot’ called ‘Lovot’.
• Sony Corp. has developed a robotic dog called Aibo.

Reports suggest that due to the pandemic and reduction ....