Japanese start - up robot Robotics will beta - test its remote - controlled robot Ugo this summer , demonstrating how it can carry out complex automated tasks , before a paid service is launched next year . Mira is developing VR motion controllers for the human operators , as well as a feedback loop and technology to blur users ' faces or documents which appear in the live feed . Mira said Ugo could be a solution to caring for Japan 's growing elderly population , but critics feared the robot could further marginalise low - income manual workers .
Japanese start-up Mira Robotics will beta-test its remote-controlled robot Ugo this summer, demonstrating how it can carry out complex household tasks, before a paid service is launched next year. Mira is developing VR motion controllers for the human operators, as well as a feedback loop and technology to blur occupants' faces or documents which appear in the live feed. Mira said Ugo could be a solution to caring for Japan's growing elderly population, but critics said the robot could further marginalise low-income manual workers.