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TOKYO — More and more Japanese companies are developing robots for the service industry, as demand is expected to rise among non-manufacturers who want robots for such physical work as nursing care and transporting luggage.

Demand for such robots is likely to be on par with that for industrial robots widely used in manufacturing. The government aims to promote the use of robots as a solution for the country’s labor shortage amid the graying population.

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Cyberdyne, an emerging robot development firm based in Tsukuba, Japan, said Thursday it will introduce artificial intelligence-aided cleaning robots and porter robots for passengers at Haneda Airport’s terminals.

The robots will know their own position at the airport and automatically move around the facility if their destination information is input in advance, avoiding people and obstacles.

For human workers at the airport, power-assisted suit-type robots will be introduced to help them carry heavy luggage. Under a lease contract between the airport operator and Cyberdyne, 11 robots will be installed at the passenger terminals by September.