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Chinese online retailer JD has opened its first fully automated robot restaurant in Tianjin. The 400sqm venue has opened as “XCafe” at the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city, an area of Tianjin dedicated to environmental sustainability. XCafe is the first…
Incheon International Airport said Sunday that it has successfully tested a self-driving shuttle bus becoming the first Korean airport to do so. The test took place inside its long-term parking lot on Friday, where a driverless bus ran 2.2 kilometers at a…
An automated Alibaba hotel is set to open in Hangzhou. The move showcases the e-commerce giant’s technological capacity and serves to diversify its scope of business – with a view to demonstrating and selling its data-driven innovations. The company has…
LG Electronics has signed an agreement with E-mart to develop a new type of service robot that can assist shoppers at its South Korean supermarkets. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop what they call a smart-cart robot that can automatically…
The Hyundai Motor Group will expand the use of wearable robots at its facilities as it works to make robotics a major source of revenue, the company said Monday. Since September, Korea’s largest automaker has been testing the Hyundai Chairless Exoskeleton…
On the 31st floor of Lotte World Tower in Jamsil, southern Seoul, a polar bear-shaped robot is reading customers’ palms instead of their credit cards to take their payments. The robot can also answer simple questions and make different 3D faces, depending on…
Drastic job losses due to the growth of automation in the region – a hub for many manufacturing sectors from garments to vehicles – could produce a spike in labour abuses and slavery in global supply chains, said risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft on…
Incheon International Airport will deploy robot guides that can escort travelers to immigration and baggage claim areas from 21 July, in time for the summer peak season. The airport said it is first in the world to put robots into service, as opposed to…
Industrial robot company Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHI Holdings) inked a partnership with tech giant Naver on Monday to develop customer service robots that will sell for a fraction of the price of existing models. HHI Holdings, the holding company…
South Korean discount store chain owner E-Mart Inc says it has started testing a robot to provide an automated concierge service to shoppers. Dubbed “Pepper”, the robot concierge will be stationed at an E-Mart outlet in Seoul for about three weeks, the…
Arvato SCM Solutions is the new fulfillment partner for the in Duesseldorf, Germany based European Headquarter of ECOVACS Robotics, a global leading manufacturer of home robotic appliances. As part of the collaboration, the service provider is responsible for…
Nissan is deepening collaboration with a Japanese mobile gaming and communications giant to develop self-driving taxis. Nissan wants the partnership to lift it ahead of its rivals in the nascent vehicle mobility services segment. But when it comes to…
When consumers walk through physical aisles of a supermarket or browse online catalogues these days, it is easy to overlook a vital and emerging trend – robots in retail. Robotics play a crucial role in cultivating a holistic retail experience for consumers…
UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has introduced two robots, or ‘virtual employees’, that will support its wholesale banking and retail businesses. In a press statement to Human Resources, the bank said its first robot employees, named Amy and Eve, started working…
Singapore’s StarHub has entered a partnership with ST Kinetics to supply autonomous delivery robots to local businesses. Under the partnership, the companies will deploy Aethon TUG robots to business environments, starting with a roll out in three hotels to…
Bookseller Yes24 is trialling an autonomous robot, nicknamed Around, at its secondhand bookstore in Busan. Its prime job is to collect books that have been read by customers, but it is also helpful for staff members. Yes 24 collaborated with Naver Labs for a…
