Ground crews at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport are getting new colleagues that stand about four feet tall and do not take breaks. Japan Airlines, through its ground-handling subsidiary JAL Ground Service Co., ...

Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport—part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labor shortage as airport visitor numbers ...

Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages Japan’s famously conscientious but overburdened baggage ...

Starting in May 2026, humanoid robots built by Tokyo-based startup Gitai Japan Inc. will load luggage, move cargo, and clean aircraft cabins alongside human ground crews at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

In Japan, robots will soon be tested as baggage handlers at an airport starting next month. The Japan Airlines trial comes as the country sees a surge in inbound tourism and a worsening labor shortage ...