Olympics stage set for bots to shine

Toyota President Akio Toyoda, right, made an appearance during the Summer Olympics torch relay, which also marked the debut of the automaker’s T-TR2 tele-presence robot.

July 24, 2021 04:00 AM

TOKYO — It seemed like sure- fire marketing magic when Toyota became a top sponsor of the Olympics after the home country was tapped to host the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

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