Sunday, October 26, 2025

Japanese Convenience Stores install shelf restocking Robots tele monitored and operated by staff in the Philippines

Amazing stuff!

"“Inside a multistory office building in Manila’s financial district, around 60 young men and women monitored and controlled artificial intelligence robots restocking convenience store shelves in distant Japan.

Occasionally, when a bot dropped a can, someone would don a virtual-reality headset and use joysticks to help recover it. 

The AI robots are designed by Tokyo-based startup Telexistence, and run on Nvidia and Microsoft platforms. Since 2022, the company has deployed the machines in the back rooms of over 300 FamilyMart and Lawson stores in Tokyo. It is also planning to use them soon in 7-Elevens. ..."

Japanese Convenience Stores Hire Robots Run by Workers in the Philippines - Human Progress

Japanese convenience stores are hiring robots run by workers in the Philippines "Filipino tele-operators remotely control Japan’s convenience store robots and train AI, benefiting from an uptick in automation-related jobs."

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