Robots, not humans, will serve you at SoftBank's new store in Japan

You may worry about a future in which robots will take your job, but in Japan, that future is already happening — and it's being led by SoftBank's Pepper robot

On Wednesday, the Japan-based telecom giant announced plans to launch a public-facing cellphone store staffed primarily by Pepper robots, with just a few lowly humans allowed to hang around as robot helpers

The new robot-staffed store will be located on Tokyo's swank Omotesando luxury shopping strip and will feature five to six Pepper robots working to help customers looking to buy a mobile phone with SoftBank wireless service. Humans will only be on hand to help with the customer identity verification process Read more...