Japan prepares Olympic helper robots

Updated July 22 2019 - 12:13pm, first published 12:07pm
Toyota has unveiled Olympics robot mascot Miraitowa and the Paralympics' Someity for 2020.
Toyota has unveiled Olympics robot mascot Miraitowa and the Paralympics' Someity for 2020.

Japanese automaker Toyota is readying various robots for next year's Tokyo Olympics, including one that brings back javelins and other objects, a screen-on-wheels designed for "virtual" attendance and those in the likeness of the Olympic and Paralympic mascots.

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