Panasonic introduces service robots to Tokyo Airport

If you're passing through Tokyo Narita Airport, there's a good chance your pre-flight dinner could be cleared up by a robot. Panasonic has started testing its HOSPI service robots at the airport to help combat'labour shortages' in Japan. The firm hopes if the Dalek-style robots are a success in the airport, they could be drafted in to help deal with the influx of tourists for the 2020 Olympics. Panasonic has begun testing service robots at the international airport to help combat'labour shortages' in Japan The robots were originally developed to be used in healthcare, delivering drugs around hospitals. Pre-installed mapping information allows HOSPI to move autonomously.