By KUMIKO NAKATSUKA/ Staff Writer
March 4, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Maya Sakai uses a computer to remotely control a robot waitress on Jan. 21 in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture. (Kumiko Nakatsuka)
Maya Sakai, who has spinal muscular atrophy and feared becoming isolated at home, expects that use of robot avatars will create jobs for severely disabled people like herself after operating a “robot waitress” in January. [Read More]
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