2020 Summer Olympics Technology on Display

The Technology Being Deployed is Unprecedented at the Tokyo Summer Games



Source:  Toyota Miraitowa and Someity - The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Mascots

 Tokyo 2020 Olympics for Athletes and Latest Technology
For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics a big crowd pleaser will be the technology deployed.  The official game mascots are two adorable robots - Miraitowa and Someity, just unveiled at Toyota headquarters in Tokyo, Japan  The humanoid meeters and greeters are programmed to show facial expressions as they greet athletes and fans. There's a lot more technology beyond the mascots including a unique tele-presence for fans to remotely interact with athletes.

New Automated Helpers
Toyota and Panasonic are teaming up to develop automated field helpers during the games. The automated machines will help officials at throwing events by retrieving javelins and hammers during competitions.  Robots with cameras will broadcast live action and give fans a sense of virtual reality emersion in the Games. Fans will be able to interact with the athletes remotely with a new telepresence technology.  And, Toyota will use AI and self driving technology to move people and goods around the Games.

Double Action at the 2020 Olympics
In fact, there will be double action for viewers, athletes and fans at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.  Watching the magnificent performance of the world's greatest athletes compete for medals and watching some of the greatest new global technology go into action at the Olympic Games. For a free Kindle borrow of my book "List of Best New Innovations" go to amazon.com/author/ekane  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NTWC3FW/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 

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