Robots at the cafe are piloted by people working from all over Japan – and the world (Adam Withnall/The Independent) Japan is running out of workers. With an unemployment rate of just 2.5 per cent, a ...

Tokyo: Japan, in its spirit of being futuristic in nature, has a unique café where robot waiters are operated remotely by people with severe physical disabilities. This novel venture, known as the ...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — While the thought of a robot delivering food and drink at a restaurant may hearken images straight out of a Star Wars cantina, the droid helping wait tables at one Frederick ...

At first glance, it’s just another Japanese robot experiment. But this café is different. The robots are controlled in real-time by people with disabilities, turning a pop-up into a groundbreaking ...

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

We're not there yet. But they are prepared to serve you dinner. The Japanese-themed Robot Restaurant Live is beep-bopping into Houston for a few days later this year. It will run Oct. 20-22 in ...