Zero Project Tokyo Part 1: OryLab's OriHime Robots and Miruoto's Visible Sports Sound
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Zero Project Tokyo Part 1: OryLab's OriHime Robots and Miruoto's Visible Sports Sound

B1IntermediateOctober 17, 202630 min
  • Technology

Two Japanese accessibility innovators from the Zero Project Technology Forum in Tokyo: OryLab, whose OriHime robots let homebound disabled people go to work and school, and Miruoto, which turns the sound of sport into words on screen for deaf fans. Maria Juul, a Dane who has lived in Japan for more than ten years, explains OryLab's mission to eliminate loneliness. Its OriHime robots are always driven by a real person, called a pilot, and she explains why being present in the room creates memories and relationships in a way a video call does not. Steven...

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All on SiriusXMFC, channel 188 and the SiriusXM app. Coming up. This weekend on Double Tap, we're going to Tokyo. Hey everyone, welcome to another episode of Double Tap Weekend.

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Now, on the 9th of October, the Zero Project held its technology forum in Tokyo, and it's a showcase for startups and innovators working on accessibility and inclusion. And we spent the evening on the line to four of them. You'll hear all four conversations across today and tomorrow.

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