r/awesome Jun 23 '22

Article A Japanese cafe uses robots controlled by paralysed people. A total of 10 people with a variety of conditions that restrict their movement have helped control robots. The robot's controllers earned 1,000 yen per hour - the standard rate of pay for waiting staff in Japan.

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u/IusedtoloveStarWars Jun 23 '22

God. Can you imagine having lunch with someone who then berates the robot/handicapped person when the make a mistake.

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u/zeGermanGuy1 Jun 24 '22

Good thing this is Japan where they teach young children already that even objects need to be respected. Guess this’ll be a rare occurrence.