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Future holiday horror: ‘A robot lost my luggage in Tokyo’

Japan Airlines launches a two-year trial of GMO humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in May 2026 to automate baggage handling and ground operations, addressing Japan's labor shortage with purpose-built logistics automation.

Thursday, April 30, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The RegisterBY sys://pipeline

Japan Airlines announced a two-year trial of GMO's humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport starting May 2026 for baggage handling, cabin cleaning, and ground duties. The deployment addresses Japan's labor shortage by using robots compatible with existing human-designed infrastructure.

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