TOKYO -- Japanese startups are getting ready to deploy a small army of remote-controlled robots in the workplace.
Called avatar robots, the machines are still experimental and their initial objectives limited. But if everything goes as planned, they could soon be clerking at convenience stores, patrolling buildings as security guards, or even assisting astronauts in outer space.
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