The Future of Robotics

Robots are fast becoming common place in Japan, with the mascots for Tokyo 2020 being two robots called Miraitowa and Someity. You’ll see robots doing all kinds of jobs from retrieving javelins and shotputs to bringing drinks to spectators and helping attendees with disabilities get to the accessible seating area.

It’s not just at the Olympics you’ll find robots in Japan. They are being used as security guards to patrol offices, in nursing homes to help with dementia patients, and in schools for English lessons.

Japan's robot present, is a glimpse into the robot future for the rest of the world as they become the new normal, in a similar manner to how smartphones have over the last decade.