Robot for guiding customers to shops debuts in Fukuoka mall

FUKUOKA, Japan - A robot that guides elderly and disabled customers to shops debuted on Feb. 9 at a shopping mall in Fukuoka Prefecture. The 1.7-meter-tall robot is connected to the Internet via wireless LAN and reads data from IC tags embedded in the floor to check its location.

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