Japanese Hotel Fires Robot Workers
Lyn Mak
17-Jan-19 17:35
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Times are hard - even for robots. The Henn-na Hotel in Japan laid off almost half of its robotic staff as they were creating more work for human employees.
Produced by: Lyn Mak
Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kelvin Yee
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Categories: Technology, Medical Innovation and Technology, Tech, Social Issues
Tags: Evening Edition, artificial intelligence, robotics, industrial revolution 4.0,