TOKYO, Feb 13 (News On Japan) –
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) has initiated a trial at Ikebukuro Station and different areas, using avatar robots remotely operated by station employees to help passengers with ticket purchases and different inquiries.
For a month ranging from February thirteenth, JR East is conducting a verification experiment by putting avatar robots close to the inexperienced ticket home windows and ticket merchandising machines at Ikebukuro Station and Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station in Kawasaki City.
The experiment entails station personnel remotely utilizing avatar robots to provoke interactions with clients, guiding them on how you can buy tickets.
JR East goals to establish challenges in working robots and considers this expertise as a possible answer to future labor shortages.
Source: ANN