Japan has been employing robots in
unusual areas, such as in hotel lobbies as receptionists. The robots
fully perform the roles of the humans they've replaced, providing
information, carrying luggage, and other tasks normally assigned to
human receptionists. But hotel lobbies aren't the only places seeing
robots at work: robots have been appearing in the classrooms as
teachers, and are even serving as babysitters! What are the reactions
of the public? In Japan, so far, the reactions have been “mostly
positive,” but Japan is a society that has always been enamored
with robots. Will western society so quickly accept robots in these
positions? Some would opt for undergoing surgery by a robot before
allowing their infants and childern to be cared for by a robot!
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