By NAOYUKI MORI/ Staff Writer
October 7, 2021 at 07:00 JST
The Ushi-kun robot serves soft serve ice cream at an expressway rest stop in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 8. (Naoyuki Mori)
AWAJI, Hyogo Prefecture--A cow-shaped ice cream dispenser that can deliver a serving in a mere 27 seconds and also utter simple phrases is proving to be a huge hit with customers at an expressway rest stop here. [Read More]
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