Robotic avatar of Japan's digital minister unveiled

Robo-Kono is the first example in the world of a robot doppelganger of a serving government minister. The group that is conducting the research will be proceeding with remote control demonstration tests with the robot minister.

Published 25.10.2022 10:15

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"I can send my avatar to various places and talk without having to go there myself," he said. Before seeing the robot, Kono had said that "If it looks and seems human, I'll feel closer to it." When he actually came face-to-face with it, he quipped, "With the Diet's permission, I'd gladly have it sit in for me at the Budget Committee."

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