Tokyo launches six-foot robots to help visitors ahead of 2020 Olympic Games

Japan has deployed robots to work in Tokyo subway stations to help tourists in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games. The six-foot robot named Arisa, created by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, will give subway travellers directions and show them the way to the restrooms. Tokyo is facing an influx of millions of spectators for the forthcoming international event which they will host for the second time in history, after 1964. An ageing population and low birth rate has resulted in a national labour shortage, prompting the need for multilingual Arisa to guide the swarm of foreign tourists. Japan has deployed robots to work in Tokyo subway stations to direct tourists in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games. Arisa is a project by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.