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OriHime-D
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T want to work like other people.” This has been a dream
Tor many people with severe physical disabilities. Now we haye
a robot that can help. Its name is OriHime. It's a staff robot at
a cafe in Japan that opened in autumn of 2018.
One of the first OriHime users was Mr. Nagahiro Masato.
He is a 25-year-old man who has a serious disease. He didn't
have any job before because he cannot move his body. Now
OriHime lets him work at a cafe. Mr. Nagahiro controls the robot
with small movements of his fingers. He watches a live video that
is sent from the robot's eyes, and he talks through a microphone.
This way, he can serve customers who come to the cafe.
On the first day of his job at the cafe, it was difficult for Mr.
Nagahiro to start conversations with customers. He didn't have
much experience at places like cafes. He wanted to improve his
customer service skills, so he talked to another OriHime user.
He asked her to give him some advice.
The other OriHime user said, “You should be friendlier.
When I serve customers, I always try to make friends with them:"
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ながひろまさ と
永魔征人さんが操作する
OriHime とカフェの様子
