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In a hotel not in a galaxy far, far away, a robot bids you welcome as you pull into the driveway. Another hands out the keycard to your room, and a third gives you the password to the wifi network.

Mudashiru "Muda" Ayeni, the 20-year-old student who built a robotic receptionist in 1971, decades before the rise of Nigeria’s modern tech hubs. Mudashiru Ayeni built a robot receptionist in Nigeria ...

Robots are coming to the workplace, including in seemingly social roles such as receptionist, shopping assistant, waiter, bellhop, and personal assistant. If you have a chance to visit Kita-Kyushu ...