At your service: Japanese robots move out of the factory

Intelligent machines take on the dirty work in offices and shopping malls

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The market for robots in Japan's service sector is expected to increase tenfold between 2015 and 2035 to 4.9 trillion yen ($44.6 billion). (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- As Mitsubishi Estate's employees start heading home in the early evening, robots get ready for work.

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