Humanoid robots to become baggage handlers in Japan airport experiment

Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages ...

Humanoid robots take on baggage duty at Tokyo airport

Japan Airlines will be testing humanoid robots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport starting next month. The bots are designed to move ...

Japan tests robot baggage handlers at Tokyo airport

Tokyo's Haneda airport, also known as Tokyo International, was the third busiest airport in the world in 2025. More than 91 ...
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Japan Airlines begins first humanoid robot experiment at airports

Japan Airlines to test humanoid robots for airport ground operations, aiming to address worker shortages and reduce physical ...

Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage

Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport—part of a Japan ...
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Japan airports test humanoid robots for labour gaps

Japan Airlines will trial humanoid robots at Haneda from May to support cargo handling and reduce ground staff workload ...
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Japan’s Haneda airport deploys Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot to work alongside humans

Humanoid robots will soon assist ground crews in Tokyo as Japan Airlines launches a ...

Robots are ready to lose your luggage at Haneda Airport.

Japan Airlines will start trialling Unitree robots for moving luggage and cargo in May, with the experiment running until 2028. The airline is also planning to use the robots for cleaning aircraft ...
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Robot baggage handlers deploying at Japan airports to combat labor shortages

Japan is set to begin testing humanoid robots for airport baggage handling, with a new trial launching in May 2026.