Robots Replace Japanese Students at Graduation Amid Coronavirus

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12 April 2020 14:08 WIB

Business Breakthrough (BBT) President Kenichi Ohmae attends a graduation ceremony with Ipads attached to 'newme' robots replacing graduating students' presence, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2020. The robots' "faces" were tablets that displayed the faces of the graduates, who logged on at home and controlled the robots via their laptops. BBT UNIVERSITY/Handout via REUTERS.

11 April 2020 00:00 WIB

Business Breakthrough (BBT) President Kenichi Ohmae attends a graduation ceremony with Ipads attached to 'newme' robots replacing graduating students' presence, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2020. , dubbed "Newme" by developer ANA Holdings, were dressed in graduation caps and gowns for the ceremony at the Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo. BBT UNIVERSITY/Handout via REUTERS.

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Business Breakthrough (BBT) President Kenichi Ohmae poses with Ipads attached to 'newme' robots replacing graduating students' presence at ceremony, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2020. BBT UNIVERSITY/Handout via REUTERS.

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Ipads attached to 'newme' robots replacing graduating students' presence at a ceremony, wear graduation gowns and hats in Tokyo, Japan March 28, 2020. BBT UNIVERSITY/Handout via REUTERS.

11 April 2020 00:00 WIB