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NASDA monitoring world's first unmanned rendezvous and docking

Officials at the Tuskuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, are monitoring July 7 rendezvous-docking experiments in orbit. Two Japanese space probes, Orihime and Hikoboshi, prepared by the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) successfully docked over Mexico, marking the world's first unmanned rendezvous and docking in orbit.

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Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. While conversing with customers, the operators move Orihime with their personal computers or smart phones and also input orders. The order is transferred to the store via the Internet and the order is completed. The operator, Hiroto Takehisa, 19, a resident of Osaka Prefecture, said, "The operation is not difficult. I will have fun while doing it. The experiment will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays until the end of August. Based on the results of this experiment, Moss Food Service plans to conduct other experiments within fiscal 2020, including drive-through order handling and meal delivery operations using self-propelled robots. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. People with disabilities, those raising children, and others who have difficulty going out of the house will be able to place their orders while being served by Orihime. Payment is made at a manned cash register, but the company plans to expand the service to include everything from ordering to payment. Orihime, a 23-centimeter-long robot, will be installed in front of the cash register. The order is transferred to the store via the Internet and the order is completed. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. People with disabilities, those raising children, and others who have difficulty going out of the house will be able to place their orders while being served by Orihime. Payment is made at a manned cash register, but the company plans to expand the service to include everything from ordering to payment. Orihime, a 23-centimeter-long robot, will be installed in front of the cash register. I will have fun while doing it. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. People with disabilities, those raising children, and others who have difficulty going out of the house will be able to place their orders while being served by Orihime. Payment is made at a manned cash register, but the company plans to expand the service to include everything from ordering to payment. Orihime, a 23-centimeter-long robot, will be installed in front of the cash register. In the experiment, two physically challenged people living in the Kansai region will operate and handle the robot. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. In the experiment, two physically challenged people living in the Kansai region will operate and handle the robot. While conversing with customers, the operators move Orihime with their personal computers or smart phones and also input orders. The experiment will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays until the end of August. Based on the results of this experiment, Moss Food Service plans to conduct other experiments within fiscal 2020, including drive-through order handling and meal delivery operations using self-propelled robots. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

(From left) Kentaro Yoshifuji, President and CEO of ORI Institute, and Yasuaki Kaneda, Executive Officer, Chairman and General Manager of Moss Food Service, with OriHime, an alter ego robot from ORI Institute. (July 21, 2020, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Japan robot

A worker of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp., or NTT East, uses the OriHime communication robot at the company in Tokyo in September 2017 to talk with a male worker who was doing telework at home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Avatar robot operated by disabled at home

An avatar robot called OriHime-D, remotely controlled by a physically disabled person at home, guides a visitor at the NTT head office in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Tele-Barista" robots

Remotely controlled robots make a cup of coffee according to customer preferences during a demonstration of the "Tele-Barista" project in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2020. Ory Laboratories Inc.'s avatar robot OriHime (top R) and Kawada Robotics Corp.'s dual-arm industrial robot Nextage enable users at a remote location, even those with physical disabilities, to control them to carry out tasks such as making coffee and serving it to a customer.

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"Tele-Barista" robots

Remotely controlled robots make a cup of coffee according to customer preferences during a demonstration of the "Tele-Barista" project in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2020. Ory Laboratories Inc.'s avatar robot OriHime (top R) and Kawada Robotics Corp.'s dual-arm industrial robot Nextage enable users at a remote location, even those with physical disabilities, to control them to carry out tasks such as making coffee and serving it to a customer.

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OriHime telepresence robots

OriHime camera-equipped telepresence robots relay a music concert in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, to people recuperating at home or in hospitals across the country on Feb. 16, 2020. The robots enable people to watch such shows on tablet computers in real time while remotely controlling them to sway and applaud. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cafe served by humanoid robots in Tokyo

OriHime-D humanoid robots remotely controlled from home by workers with severe physical disabilities serve customers at a cafe set up in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2018. The cafe runs through Dec. 7 on a trial basis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cafe served by humanoid robots in Tokyo

OriHime-D humanoid robots remotely controlled from home by workers with severe physical disabilities serve customers at a cafe set up in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2018. The cafe runs through Dec. 7 on a trial basis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Avatar robot operated by disabled

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2018, shows avatar robot OriHime-D, operated remotely by a severely disabled person at their home, serving customers at a cafe set up in Tokyo on a trial basis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Avatar robot operated by disabled

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2018, shows avatar robot OriHime-D, operated remotely by a severely disabled person at their home, serving customers at a cafe set up in Tokyo on a trial basis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Avatar robot operated by disabled

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2018, shows avatar robot OriHime-D, operated remotely by a severely disabled person at their home, serving customers at a cafe set up in Tokyo on a trial basis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NASDA monitoring world's first u

Officials at the Tuskuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, are monitoring July 7 rendezvous-docking experiments in orbit. Two Japanese space probes, Orihime and Hikoboshi, prepared by the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) successfully docked over Mexico, marking the world's first unmanned rendezvous and docking in orbit. ==Kyodo