Turns out that breaking down at work isn’t a uniquely human experience.
GMO Internet Group is unleashing what it calls Japan's first "humanoid ambulance" on the streets of Tokyo this month.
The broken unit is ferried back to GMO's repair base at its Humanoid Lab in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Japan's government published an AI Robotics Strategy back in April that targets more than 30 percent of the global robot market and a roughly $135 billion domestic industry by 2040.
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There's only one ambulance stationed at its Tokyo headquarters for now, and it won't be used to respond to any and all stricken robots; the service only covers humanoids deployed by GMO AI & Robotics Trading, with dispatch decided on a case-by-case basis.
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Turns out that breaking down at work isn’t a uniquely human experience.
If you see what looks like an ambulance with a set of flashing lights weaving through Tokyo traffic, it might not be rushing to save a human. GMO Internet Group is unleashing what it calls Japan's first "humanoid ambulance" on the streets of Tokyo this month.
A maintenance van designed to make house calls when humanoid robots break down, the ambulance carries diagnostic equipment, spare parts, repair tools and engineers to wherever a robot has stopped working. If a robot can't be fixed at the roadside, there's a spare humanoid on board ready to be subbed in and take over on the spot. The broken unit is ferried back to GMO's repair base at its Humanoid Lab in Shibuya, Tokyo.
"When humanoids become more popular, this kind of service will be needed," said Shota Takizawa, an engineer at GMO AIR, at a press event covered by Euronews.
Japan's government published an AI Robotics Strategy back in April that targets more than 30 percent of the global robot market and a roughly $135 billion domestic industry by 2040.
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