Japan's Kirin to halve logistics workforce with AI-controlled automation

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Automated guided forklifts carry Kirin products at its group's logistics center in Ebina, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 12. (Photo by Tamayo Muto)

TAMAYO MUTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings has launched an artificial intelligence-controlled system that has the potential to halve the number of staff required for picking work, which is the sorting of products by delivery destination.

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