ROBOTIC HELP: Japan's SoftBank Corp said it will start selling human-like robots for personal use by February, expanding into a sector seen key to addressing labour shortages in one of the world's fastest ageing societies. — Reuters
TOKYO: Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Thursday it will start selling human-like robots for personal use by February, expanding into a sector seen key to addressing labour shortages in one of the world's fastest ageing societies.
The robots, which the mobile phone and Internet conglomerate envisions serving as baby-sitters, nurses, emergency medical workers or even party companions, will sell for ¥198,000 (RM102,423) and are capable of learning and expressing emotions, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son told a news conference.
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