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Japan tests mobile robotic rubbish bins at Shinjuku Station
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · East Asia
Japan's busiest railway station is testing mobile robotic rubbish bins in Tokyo, with the aim of easing the workload of sanitation workers.
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