Japan's Shimizu bets on humanoid robots to tackle construction labor crunch
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Source: Nikkei Asia
Published: 2026-07-08 06:02 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Technology & AI, China, Labour & Workers, Business & Economy, Asia Pacific, Technology
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Shimizu is testing out the ability of this robot from China's Unitree to patrol construction sites on foot. (Photo by Kohei Okuyama)
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