The largest chain of Japan’s comfort store has begun tests of robot workers in an effort to resolve serious work shortages in the country.
A 7 eleven store in Tokyo will be the first to test autonomous devices, which can do things like accumulated shelves and cleaning windows.
The store currently has a registration that customers can use to interact with remote customer support staff.
“Our goal is to increase productivity and create an environment where we can challenge ourselves to create new product collections and services,” said Hirouki Taki, the head of Operation 7-Wizard.
The company hopes to come up with a complete introduction to robots in the future.
Japan suffers from a shortage of labor due to an increase in aging and declining population.
The population of the country’s age has been declining since the late 1990s and about one -third of its population is now more than 65 years.
A 2023 study by the Employment Institute showed that Japan faces 3.4 million workers by the end of the decade and 11 million workers by 2040.
This is a shortage of driving automation in the country because jobs are looking for advanced robots to fill gaps.
According to a 2024 study by the International Robotics Federation, Japan is currently ranked fifth in the world for robot density in the manufacturing industry, with 419 units per 10,000 employees installed.
Earlier this year, 7-Examination of the delivery services using four-wheel-drive robots traveling to Tokyo.
This is the shortage of truck driver in Japan as well as an aging customer who has difficulty reaching the shops.
Delivery trials will continue until February 2026 before the company decides to get out of service wider.
“We deliberately targeted an area with the elderly domains and population to clarify the problems we will face before,” said a spokesman for the eleventh.
