TOKYO -- Sony looks to enhance next-generation robots from avatarin, a startup launched by Japanese carrier ANA Holdings, as interest grows in remote-control machines that can take the place of humans amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Sony to develop avatar robot with ANA startup
Customer service and nursing care among envisioned roles
A customer shopping from home via avatarin's avatar talks with a clerk. (Photo from company's Facebook account)
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