The “talking” robot, nicknamed Ushi-kun, has helped drive up sales by 10-20 percent since it went into operation in late July at the Awaji Service Area on the inbound lane of the Kobe-Awaji ...

The OriHime-D robots used in the cafe were developed by Japanese start-up Ory and were ... The robots can be told to move, observe, talk to customers and carry objects, even if their operator ...