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Rise of the Kitchen Robots: Catering Robot Pioneer - Sawanobori Tetsuya

RISING · Season 6 · Episode 12
In recent years, tough working conditions for often-modest pay have brought serious staff shortages for Japan's food service sector, which faces annual staff turnover of almost 30%. Sawanobori Tetsuya runs a groundbreaking business working to address this issue with cutting-edge yet affordable robots designed to lighten workers' load by taking care of food preparation, hygiene and even customer service. Follow a unique enterprise using robotics to revolutionize Japan's catering sector.

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Season
6
Episode
12
Air Date
21/Oct/2020
Air Time
Runtime
28 min

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In recent years, tough working conditions for often-modest pay have brought serious staff shortages for Japan's food service sector, which faces annual staff turnover of almost 30%. Sawanobori Tetsuya runs a groundbreaking business working to address this issue with cutting-edge yet affordable robots designed to lighten workers' load by taking care of food preparation, hygiene and even customer service. Follow a unique enterprise using robotics to revolutionize Japan's catering sector.

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