Japanese convenience store giant announced to install auto bottle-shelving robot to the chain will 300 of the 16,000 stores around Japan. It can refill up to 1,000 bottles of beverages per day, helping to address the shortage of staff for s
See moreJapanese convenience store giant announced to install auto bottle-shelving robot to the chain will 300 of the 16,000 stores around Japan. It can refill up to 1,000 bottles of beverages per day, helping to address the shortage of staff for store operations. Only in case of error, a remote worker would help operating robot manually. Japan is expecting the problem of a shrinking workforce to become even more pressing in the future. Everyday services, such as convenience stores, are already being impacted by this problem, requiring them to find new solutions now and in the future. (Sep 2022)
