Yamanote Line's new station “Takanawa Gateway” “future station” using robots December 3 at 18:00

JR East has identified the new station “Takanawa Gateway” on the Yamanote Line, which will open in front of next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, as a “future station”, and has revealed its plans for security and cleaning by robots.

On the JR Yamanote Line, Takanawa Gateway, the first new station in about half a century, is being constructed between Shinagawa Station and Tamachi Station for the opening of next spring, and JR East announced an overview of the facility on the 3rd. Did.

According to this, we will introduce a security robot that automatically circulates the course determined as a “future station” and informs you when a suspicious person is found, or a robot that cleans the premises.

A digital information board equipped with AI technology will be installed when users talk to the screen in 4 languages ​​including English, Chinese and Korean.

In addition, we are planning to set up an unmanned store where customers can shop by holding goods from shelves on the premises and holding electronic money at the doorway.

In addition, the electricity used at the station is taken from the solar panels on the roof of the platform and the natural energy from the windmills installed beside the tracks.

President Yuji Fukasawa said at the press conference, “I think that the new station will be the station shape and service for the future. I want many people to experience the future.”