Robots tested on ability to clean Tokyo station

Disinfectant robots were tested and revealed on Monday for the first time at Tokyo's Takanawa Gateway Station amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Three robots sprayed disinfectant on handrails, floors and walls while navigating their way through the station by using multiple embedded sensors and cameras.

The Robot CLINABO CL02 with Artificial Intelligence has the ability to memorise the shape of buildings and objects they pass through.

The Robot Whiz can learn cleaning routes in advance.

The Robot PATORO navigates obstacles and people standing in front of them by using laser sensors and several embedded cameras.

East Japan Railway Company is aiming to introduce the robots by the 2024 fiscal year.

A spokesman for the company said that there are multiple processes the robots need to go through until they make their public debut.