Ep. 38
04:49
Japan Airlines tests Chinese humanoid robots as Haneda baggage handlers
About This Episode
JAL and GMO AI deploy four-foot Chinese humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda airport starting in May, pushing cargo containers on tarmacs through 2028. Japan's working-age population is in steep decline — the robots aren't replacing workers, they're filling positions that already sit empty.
Our Take
Demographic-driven automation: humanoids as a survival path, not a displacement story