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• Japan has partnered with the company Noetra to deploy 10 million robots across 18 different job sectors by 2040. • The initiative focuses on integrating "physical AI" into critical industries, specifically targeting healthcare and food manufacturing to improve efficiency. • This large-scale deployment is designed to address Japan's severe labor shortages and the need for increased productivity in the workforce.

• Japan is initiating a massive automation surge, with the company Noetra preparing to deploy 10 million robots across the nation by 2040. • These machines will be integrated into critical sectors, including hospitals, kitchens, and factories, to streamline operations and increase efficiency. • The initiative is a strategic response to Japan's aging population, aiming to utilize robotics to provide essential care for elderly citizens.

• Japan has announced a strategic goal to deploy 10 million AI-powered robots by the year 2040. • The initiative involves significant funding for "physical AI" development to integrate advanced intelligence into robotic hardware. • This move is designed to combat severe labor shortages across several of the country's key economic sectors.

Sharp rise in hospital visits will in turn drive up annual healthcare costs for heat-related conditions to over $1bnPeople in the US are poised to endure another summer of unusually ferocious heat and there will be little respite in the years ahead, with a new study finding that the coming 15 years could see a doubling in hospitalizations due to heat-related illnesses.The number of annual heat-related emergency department visits or hospitalizations across the US are set to rise from about 109,000 cases a year to as many as 237,000 cases by 2040, the new research has estimated. Continue reading...