Robots could guide tourists and carry bags at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Olympics organisers also plan to have robots directing guests at venues and giving foreign language support to tourists
The organising committee of the 2020 Tokyo Games is set to draw up a draft plan by around March concerning the use of robot technology during the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, sources close to the matter said on Friday.
The organisers will start formulating a detailed outline to utilise cutting-edge technology to manage the games and accommodate spectators.
“Co-existence with humans and offering hospitality is the most important factor in the concept [for utilising robots],” said a committee source.
The committee has begun exchanging ideas with the Tokyo metropolitan government, government ministries and private businesses.
Robots are planned to be used in a wide range of areas during the Tokyo Games, which has the vision of becoming “the most innovative in history”.