ORIGAMI Vol 17 – Blowfish!

From Origami Magazine A round-up of newsbites, memes and good old fashioned gossip that has us smiling.

2021.04.20

A Robot Serves Dessert at Kura Sushi

Kura Sushi, a major conveyor belt sushi chain, brought in a robot to sell desserts in their restaurants. The self-driving robot carries desserts on the trays and weaves through the diners. An image of the robot delivering food was so futuristic that many Twitter users reacted to the post. Kura Sushi is a leading revolving sushi chain with 453 restaurants in Japan and 21...

2020.06.23

Toyota To Build a “Woven City”

Toyota To Build a “Woven City”   On January 7, 2020, at CES 2020, Toyota Motor Corporation released its plan to build a prototype smart city in Shizuoka Prefecture.  All the goods and services will be fully connected online at this living laboratory.  The vision is to build a prototype city where the autonomy, mobility as a service, robotics, smart home connected technology, and...

2020.04.28