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Tokyo, Jul 2 (EFE/EPA).- Years away from the classrooms due to fragile health motivated the Japanese Kentaro Yoshifuji to create the DAWN ver.ß cafeteria, a place run by robots controlled remotely by people with reduced mobility. The place seeks to help remove people with reduced mobility from labor and social seclusion. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON / MARIA ROLDAN).SHOT LIST: ROBOTS ATTEND CLIENTS AT THE DAWN VER.ß CAFETERIA, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.SOUND BITE: KUSUMI ATSUMI, BUSINESSWOMAN.TRANSLATION: By not having opportunities to communicate with these people, sometimes we feel embarrassed, because we do not know how far we can go asking about their illness. But by investigating, we're allowed to get closer to them. That may allow them to blend into society.
Robot waiters controlled from afar by people with disabilities are opening up a world of opportunities at a new cafe in Tokyo. The initiative is aimed to reduce isolation and offer new work opportunities for those who are housebound with severe physical conditions or disabilities. They can remotely operate OriHime-D robots with the use of computers or tablets.
**RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto-1 TV/Iran International**Tehran, Oct 7 (EFE/EPA).- The opening of the Persian cat cafe museum in downtown Tehran has given cat lovers a place where they can get something to drink, eat a snack and spend some time bonding with the resident felines.According to the manager, Persian cat cafe museum is the first cat museum in Iran and started almost two years ago and is owned by Iranian woman Forough Akbari. (Camera: ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH).SHOT LIST: THE PERSIAN CAT CAFE MUSEUM IN DOWNTOWN TEHRAN, IRAN.
Tegucigalpa, Jul 14 (EFE).- Special Olympics of Honduras launched an awareness campaign on Wednesday to demand the inclusion in society of more than 2,300 athletes with intellectual disabilities, many of them minors.The campaign "Wear Red for the Inclusion" of disabled athletes is developed by the non-profit organization Special Olympics and seeks to protect their rights. (Camera: URIEL GUDIEL). SHOT LIST: THE LAUNCH OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR INCLUSION ORGANIZED BY SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF HONDURAS IN TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS.SOUND BITE: DANIELA PUERTO, A REPRESENTATIVE OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF HONDURAS (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: The purpose (of this campaign) is to raise awareness, make noise and invite Hondurans to support the inclusion, as we do in Special Olympics for the benefit of over 2,300 athletes of ours.
Tokyo, Aug 19 (EFE/EPA).- Robotic technology company ZMP on Wednesday exhibited the autonomous driving electric wheelchair RakuRo in Tokyo.RakuRo seats one person and can be set to automatically travel to a destination through a tablet.(Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA)FOOTAGE SHOWS THE ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR RAKURO BEING EXHIBITED IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Japan's first 'Bathtub Cinema' opened its doors on a rooftop in Tokyo's neon-lit Shibuya district, offering movie lovers a respite from soaring summer temperatures.