Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robots at the cafe are piloted by people working from all over Japan – and the world (Adam Withnall/The Independent) Japan is ...

A café partially staffed by robots recently opened in downtown Tokyo, giving guests the opportunity to live out a sci-fi fantasy. It also provides jobs to those with physical limitations or ...

At a Tokyo cafe, Michio Imai greets a customer, but not in person. He’s hundreds of kilometres away, operating a robot waiter. At a Tokyo cafe, Michio Imai greets a customer, but not in person. He’s ...

Tokyo: Japan, in its spirit of being futuristic in nature, has a unique café where robot waiters are operated remotely by people with severe physical disabilities. This novel venture, known as the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan has a robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot barista Sawyer debuted this week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo's downtown business and ...