Sony and Kawasaki Heavy partner up for remote robot service

Japanese groups will establish JV to offer essential workers remote options

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Sony Group and Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced on Friday plans to establish a joint company over the coming months in which each will hold a 50% stake. (Source photos by Reuters and AP)

JADA NAGUMO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Sony Group will join forces with Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries in a bid to roll out a new remote robotics platform business that will cater to factory workers who have faced challenging conditions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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