This cafe is run by robots. They're operated by actual disabled humans working from home — not AI
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Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe in Tokyo, opened in 2021 and now expanded, employs approximately 100 disabled workers called 'pilots' who remotely operate OriHime robots to serve customers from home; one pilot, Naoki with severe heart failure awaiting transplant, was told to stop working but found purpose and autonomy through the program.
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