During the Olympic Games- 2020, robots will patrol the Japan’s Narita Airport terminals

Created on 16.07.2019 10:37

Japan Narita International Airport has introduced four robots which will be responsible for security in the passenger terminals. Using robots is part of airport preparings for the Olympic Games in 2020, according to the local portal NHK World - Japan.

Machines with a height of 1.2 meters are equipped with a 360-degree surveillance camera, obstacle detection sensors, a metal detector and other devices for detecting the environment. On their debut at the airport, one of the them discovered a dangerous device, left in a trash can, he immediately reported to the command center.

In other Japan airports, robots are used for various purposes. Some - show the way, others - consult, and others - translate Japanese speech into the selected language. At railway stations and in shopping centers, robots have long been replacing living employees, in whom the country has been in short supply in recent years.

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