Gravitas: Why Japan is obsessed with robots

[@stayreasonablestayreasonab8133]

Japan has excellent talent.

[@michaelkato8999]

no we are not according those proud indonesian

[@anhkhoanguyentran5130]

oh yes fr lol

[@BlngW]

@@michaelkato8999 what? Is there some kind of beef between indonesians and japnese?

[@NativeVsColonial]

@@michaelkato8999 Indonesia is ruining itself with growing Islamic fundamentalism

[@michaelkato8999]

@@BlngW not only Japan. Indonesia has beef with vietnam, singapore, malaysia, phillipines, basically everyone. Indonesia is kinda public enemy in my eyes

[@asakurayoh3909]

Japan is years ahead of the world. 🌎

[@tiptoe38]

By replacing humans.

[@jonjeskie5234]

@SonicPsyched agreed. Humans should not be sitting around doing labor, they should be innovating.

[@a.d8509]

@@jonjeskie5234 By reducing low labor jobs and giving them all to robots, not only are you increasing the rate of the unemployed, but having everyone work in the goods and service sector and get lucrative careers is not effective since there's not enough demand in many industries for there to be growth and increase in the amount of people getting lucrative degrees increase, making highly skilled employees dispensible , which keeps wages stagnant whilst there is increase in cost of living. Furthermore having robots do everything just fuels the low birth rate crisis even more, which can create just as much sociological problems for japan as economic.

[@ibnQAYIM]

with an population decreasing and becoming older each year and one ofmost important debt worldwide🤷🏾‍♂️ hitek civilisation 2.0 yeah💪

[@theinternetdude8599]

@@a.d8509 nah japan can always create a robot for humans to control virtually

[@SeeLasSee]

A higher proportion of Japanese people are willing to spend money/effort on novel technology. This has helped them incubate technologies domestically which they then can export.

[@kulatejataujongana1027]

Robots are more efficient than human beings. Japanese’s love for efficiency deserves to be learned

[@JohnLee-dp8ey]

Not to mention Japan's brutal working culture

[@aminuaidara8601]

I hope no countries not going to follow this insanity and obsessed in destroying your own civilization and thinking robot can replace people to Japanese have even lost the appetite of having a family children even having sex instead of doing everything to fix that you think robot is your future good luck...

[@StayActive98]

@Derek Wilson What are you blabbering about dumbo?

[@SB-ez5xu]

@UrMommaGay • 7.7 billion views • 5 seconds exactly and same with South Korea. Now look at their economy, it's flourishing.

[@SB-ez5xu]

@Lady Pickletta no robots are efficient as they are quicker and may also be cost effective in long term ofcourse. But yeah you are right in saying they may not understand complex issues depending on how it's programmed and resources used to built it, it's battery etc.

[@shewhoknows.792]

First Washington now Japan, you’re very busy Palki and I’m loving it. Now this is news! Sending love from 🇯🇲

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Japan is another planet!!! ❤️

[@D.2601]

Yes planet where only 1% elites can live & have kids rest have been slowly wiped out...all the resources now belong only to them 1%

[@alexkendall8844]

If Japan were the USA. They'd be called racist for not allowing immigrants.

[@WatZ-In-Ur-Head]

I find Palki Sharma Upadhyay to be one of the most interesting, intelligent, thoughtful, & credible professionals for honesty, clear & factual analysis of global events.

[@mrdeepwebinsider2197]

She looks hot for me..

[@ejs7861]

She used 1 case or few cases for generalization... Example how she described wakeusha terror, New York railways shooting, buffalo shooting or 1 case that fighting between whit* boy v bl*ck teen arrested by whit* police (race baiter) but never touch how bl*ck police treated bl*ck suspect.

[@kayakMike1000]

I dunno about that... She doesn't really understand American culture and laws at all. I watch to get a different perspective, but I don't always agree.

[@kayakMike1000]

Example she calls the robot Aseemo, suggests she missed the reference to Isaac Asimov, an American biochemistry professor better known for his prolific science fiction writing.

[@WatZ-In-Ur-Head]

Dude, these days I don't have much understanding of American culture and laws and from what's happening down there, doesn't appear many Americans have a clue what's happening either. Jesus, we've got a communist takeover happening in Canada as we speak and things don't appear much better down there.

[@kchallengewithvideo-rn3vx]

Japan builds robots to see their anime waifus in real life 🤣 lmaoo

[@kamoteph273]

Japan: foreigners think Gundams are peaceful. wait till we add the mass drivers and particle cannons!😂

[@mucholangs]

Japanese - great, quiet people doing great things. I don't blame them for keeping their society closed. No terrorism. No diluting of their cultural heritage.

[@aoeu256]

Japanese they steal a lot from other cultures dude , but they don't like it when Westerners come and steal their culture O_o.

[@maxwelldugbatey4632]

The best Journalist in the world. Everywhere she goes. Wonderful news and documentary. great job.

[@makoto5071]

Although it's spelled "Gundam", it's not pronounced Gun dam, but pronounced Gan dam 😉

[@jidhindharanm.p9351]

Yeah....was irritating a but when she repeatedly said out loud like that

[@technicallittlemaster8793]

I was thinking the same.

[@Gem-In_Eye]

Yup Hated that 'Guundum'

[@qad951]

Exactly

[@aoeu256]

@Dr. Irina Luminesk Evangelion and Gundam share a lot of the same story concepts though... Angsty teenagers piloting mechas, newtypes, second impact

[@fatherbewithme]

I've watched too many movies where Artificial Intelligence became too smart & took over the world in order to support this

[@twistedyogert]

In Terminator at least, the reason the computer attacked was that it got frightened when engineers tried to shut it down. So to avoid being murdered it killed the human support staff and then went after the entire human race by launching the United States' nuclear arsenal at Russia and China. And it sent everything, bombers, SLBMs, and ICBMs. (Subs and bombers were also automated at least in the original timeline). Likewise, Russia and China fired back. Then came the first terminators, programmed to hunt down and murder every human they found. Be careful how you treat your friends, even if they are an AI.

[@Player-rv8ph]

Then... Maybe try Plastic Memories and Beatless??? Those are anime.

[@robertsmith1865]

Even Musk spoke out against A.I.

[@bigboss.800]

Japanese technology best is 🌍 world .

[@danielwarnes7231]

I'm married to a Japanese for the last 36 years, they are some of the most racist people as a society. Polite but racist at their core. Just like the desire to not have foreign workers and to keep non Japanese out of their country. You might be married to one or friends, but they truly never think of you as equal to a Japanese. My wife never has anything negative to say about Japan in any way or form. Except she does not like how accepted it is for men to cheat on their wives in Japan. It is not hard for me to see why they like robots so much and get the companionship from a machine that we would get from a dog or other pet. Their values are very different than the western or most other countries. But, hey it is their choice, so good luck.

[@danielwhyatt3278]

I would juuust like to point out that at 3:28 this story show was 'Evangelion' NOT Gundam. There is a biiiig difference here as is quite insulting to both series considering there different styles both in designs, stories of no similarity and music. Gundam came first, while it is generally excepted that Evangelion is the series that saved anime in bringing it new film and brought the story and many others to the rest of the world even more. It also just finished its final film last year which has been basically a story now 25+ years in the making. I am veeery disappointed that a channel like WION which is known across the would would make such a huge mistake like this which should really be corrected to be fare and respectful to both parties.

[@theorganicway2go]

Now ur getting the rp on Wion... surprised you didnt start suspecting them after their ukr 'coverage', but yes they are just more mouthpieces and partiality and real journalism? NOT EVEN CLOSE.

[@ii-ok3jo]

Disabled people need robots. I have been laid up in my bed those four days unable to walk sometimes….or even sit up. Could not get to my meds and was laying there wishing I had a service robot to help me. What gets me is that they can manufacture robots that dance really cheaply but no manufacturer is focusing on making an inexpensive service robot for disabled people.

[@huh..4591]

Robot therapist? Now people have to take therapy from tin box? That's sad

[@The_Prizessin_der_Verurteilung]

Now americans have to choose depression or debt? THAT is sad.

[@GiratinasRisingRenegades]

Japan's got the right idea for Robots unlike the rest of the world

[@ckdigitaltheqof6th210]

Japan is coming close to the *sci-fi legacy* of *surrogate robottic* allies, working side to side with humans, only depected in sci-fi cartoons, including on the west, like *George Jets* cartoon. The reason less than 10% of these legacy vision, never made it in most west side nations globally, is due to finance, technology is more accessible to mid class, wealthly and privilage. In other nations, Ai & Mechs unfortunatly competed *against humans* in labor games, of this already cruel govern gods with this Currency Collosal, of Persue Pay or Persih, tournament WALL deal, let alone bid with the Bank Beasts. Turning the notion of Ai & robots to a *worse nightmare* in the west nations., in Japan, its a syncronize relationship between Mankind and Ai Mechs.

[@ileavecomments1155]

Whether you welcome robots or not,one thing is sure_These robots are more humane than humans

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

In Japan the airline industry do not employ robots as a flight attendants and pilots but I think 🤔 it will happen. Plus ➕️ Japan is the country with the world's highest seniors proportion and the need a robots 🤖 but Italy 🇮🇹 is in the second place after Japan with the seniors proportion and technically Italy 🇮🇹 is very far from Japan.

[@JoeyBlogs007]

The pilot is already largely automated in modern aircraft. Even landings.

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

@@JoeyBlogs007 In this case why not the robots flight attendants on board of the Japanese planes.

[@grantsolomon7660]

Jesus fucking Christ why have humans at all.

[@Ahuntsicspotter]

@@grantsolomon7660 For me the nessety of the robots 🤖 in the Japanese airline industries, is because the human flight ✈️ attendants are having the low english level and it's not easy to understand them.

[@grantsolomon7660]

@@JoeyBlogs007 yes and no.

[@Thedesertguy75]

That giant Gundam is awesome

[@adinuinta7572]

They said Gundam but then showed a clip from neon genesis 😂😂

[@marktan8074]

Wow, Palki is travelling! Love this new format 👍👍

[@rajeshk2322]

Great nation 👌 palki u always with good report 🙏

[@aminuaidara8601]

What is Great about this ROBOT how about what they have destroy because of this insanity and obsessed now the Japanese don't even have luv for having family marriage and children and u think this is great 🤔🤔🤔

[@kevingreen3781]

Again brilliant reporting ,WION is the only news channel worth watching keep it going

[@raunakagarwal339]

this news channel is best bringing contents no other channels does.

[@mrwang420]

Japan keeping immigration closed was the smartest thing they ever did tbh. Look at how immigration has effected every other country it happens in. Total carnage in most of them.

[@zootallures6470]

When you have a tamagochi [which you feed, walk, nap] as a pet and a life size dummy [which you dress, talk to, sleep in the same bed] as your girlfriend, something has seriously gone wrong in society.

[@JADE-vc3dt]

Japan is definitely my favorite Asian country They're very great nation ✌️😊😊😊 they're years ahead of the world they're country is very advance 😊😊

[@aoeu256]

Japan is awesome for tourists, but if you try to be accepted or befriend them thats when you figure out other Asian countries are better... Japanese xenophobia is killer and can't be underestimated despite what superficial welcome you get at first.

[@earlkinmonth8375]

Utter nonsense. I am a citizen resident of Japan. I am writing this from Tokyo. If someone came to me and said, "I will give you $10,000 if you can show me a robot doing anything useful other than industrial robots inside factories," I could not do it. I travel widely in not just Tokyo but Japan at large. Your chances of seeing a humanoid "robot" are about the same as your chances of seeing a flying saucer. What clueless reporters call "humanoid robots" are actually large, remote controlled toys. Asimo, for example, is operated by a crew of three people. It is not capable of doing any useful work. Moreover, Honda has stopped development of Asimo.

[@naturalselection71]

I live in Japan too. This news made me laugh. Clearly these people are totally uninformed.

[@A.D.540]

Robot how strong is you immune system. Robot : I can't catch Covid now caught on me.

[@micaelapizza510]

Argentina has the world's richest neurobiological tradition contrasting robots with existential intentionality. See Mario Crocco's contributions.

[@krishna3311]

That is a wonderful report from Palki......Japan way way ahead on robots....virtually one fourth of the worlds robot workforce in Japan....

[@elizabethiloveelohim137]

An abomination as humanity becomes less and less human

[@ravindertalwar553]

Life is just to love and to be loved ❣️ Love alone can Conquer the World

[@aminuaidara8601]

Something all they're robot can never give because of this insanity and obsessed they have destroyed the luv of having a family children marriage 🤔🤔🤔

[@A.D.540]

@@aminuaidara8601 robot didn't destroy marriage and love human chose to do it to other human can't blame robots for those things

[@hemrajsharma9079]

This part is good and keep going.

[@jayajmeria5250]

Great Research -Japan is already in the future

[@Jungskeptiker]

Robots will be as common in use as desktop computers and laptops. They are a great support for all handicapped people and they will be used as soliders, as snipers, who can keep a position for many months and will always hit the target.Cheaper than a well trained soldier. Robots do not need food and water. Just position them, to defend a country.

[@handlestaken]

high tech AND aesthetically pleasing 🥰🥰 it's nice that the japanese aren't obsessed with those uncanny valley "human" looking masks for robots, they're so much cooler when they look like a cybertronian or a gundam figurine or like cartoon characters eta: gakuten soku and those interviewer robots being exceptions but ig that would still make most of them normal looking robots

[@JulianBrook]

I spent 5 weeks in Japan in 2018. I saw precisely one robot, being a cheesy outdated greeting robot at a family kaitenzushi restaurant. So just a head's up, if you go to Japan expecting to see some dazzling glimpse of a robot-friendly future, you'll likely be disappointed. Oh, and there's no free wifi anywhere. Apart from that, amazing place to visit!

[@A.D.540]

No free wifi 😭

[@fir8550]

No WiFi?

[@JulianBrook]

@@fir8550 I live in Canada, where it's usually easy to access wifi, either as a "guest" or by asking to use a local business's wifi. In Japan, getting wifi when I was out and about was very hard, which is not great as a tourist, and indeed fixing this lack of WiFi infrastructure was meant to be one of the preparations for the last Olympics. The typical workaround for tourists in Japan is to use pocket WiFi that you pay for. To clarify, my point was that Japan is very advanced in some ways (some of its trains stations are absolutely amazing feats of architecture), but is behind in some ways as well.

[@aoeu256]

There are robots in China as well...

[@alexkendall8844]

Imagine being a rookie and complaining about no wifi, when starling exists. Pfft Rookies.

[@socialistsolidarity]

The title should be why Tokyo is the robot capital of the world. I have been living in Japan for 4 years and have never seen a robot outside Tokyo. At my work, they still use paper forms to do basic administration tasks.

[@The_Prizessin_der_Verurteilung]

But Japan is more united than places like the states where they do that(the "united" part is ironic). Japan achieves something in Osaka, or Kyoto, or Saitama. And they call it a Japanese achievement. America is one of the few that segregate success to the specific area it happened. Like a Texan success is Texan not american, an Orlando achievement is stated as such and not an american achievement. The rest of us don't do that.

[@Ashallmusica]

At the age of 65 i would love to have Doraemon helping me to visit in the past and change my current bullshit lifestyle.

[@alembess9129]

Gigantor robot...though still B&W TV cartoon at the time...great memory.

[@SuperAussi3]

I wonder after current Japanese population passes, who will the robot serve? Let's wait and see

[@1Naturalscene]

Transformers!

[@ananyaghosh5503]

Japan is innovative modernised and so Doraemon will come to us soon. Waiting for Doraemon

[@freakinccdevilleiv380]

The old spring powered archers would've been worth showing too.

[@jacquecortez5014]

One step closer to a free world.

[@thatsmiley14]

well we wil never know. that someday we wake up and see the news "japan developed/made/created/... a real human model robot".

[@alexkendall8844]

Putin:"he who rules AI, rules the world" Japan: hehehehehe

[@shirleytubon2397]

It's just sad that they don't employ people who needs job for a living but a robot instead. There are lots of people who needs job in the world, maybe,I hope somewhat they realize this. Humans are most important!

[@aoeu256]

China should create jobs for southeast asia, who should create jobs for Indians, who should create jobs for Africans...

[@jessicamaharaj3857]

Japan for technology, go Japan

[@ShadowPuppet3001]

great video, to some they might call them as robots 🤖, but there really called "Maka"... I like to see them as Maka big in Japan 🇯🇵 😄

[@pop9900]

3:29 "Gundam is a fan favorite in Japan..." *shows Evangelion*

[@andresmattos7541]

Can you make a video about unit 731 prerelease? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@laraoyebisi2963]

Thank you Madame Palki.

[@sylvainleseur1072]

Very interesting. Thanks

[@A.D.540]

Astroboy was my favourite show as kid

[@shailendradwivedi4340]

The future will be rocking

[@chasinthroughthedecade]

What else would you expect from a country that treats its people like robots? Gotta be perfect and HARMonious, right? 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴 P.S. Please don't be bothered by how she pronounces "Gundam" here; you can't blame her for not being a fan. We anime fans must understand that normal people, for the most part, are not ready to understand our fandoms; unlike with K-Pop which they are more open to.

[@guruvengat]

Even managed to bring about a smile from Angela Merkel :) . That was an awesome observation .

[@angelise3188]

🥰😍 I love robots 😍🥰

[@daniellafferety4025]

You mean closed borders equals robotic, and automation imagination, and integration into main Street culture. So when will Japan elect a computer for primisister? It would be logical.

[@1STstream]

These guys clearly haven't watched the "Terminator"... Joke attempt: So we use Chips in cars, phones, graphics cards, gaming consoles, rockets, satellites, and now, when the world has extreme shortage of Chips, Japan: "YAY! lets make a smart doggie do "paw" "paw" - kawaiiii...

[@RicardoDizonLefthanded]

3:05 friendly? that is the killing mode

[@tapatidas9796]

Mind boggling report. 👍👍

[@astraraylight7001]

Title should be, Why Japan is 100 years ahead of other countries.

[@trollface7998]

Well you will get everything as Robot 🤖 in Japan 😂 I m planning to get a Robot-girl that says KIMUCI 😂😂😂😂

[@debasyskar]

There is one Hotel - Henn na Hotel in Tokyo where the reception is attended by robot in the shape of Dinosaur.

[@davidb4115]

Love me some Goondam toys!✌️😁

[@lsk1407]

I love it.

[@thesuperflexibleflyingtaoi8866]

I wish humankind would just unite under the curiosity that life holds ready for us without all those stupid conflicts, polarity and false (or the stupid part of the) ego.

[@hirdleyreid5796]

Good reporting WION

[@twistedyogert]

I remember in the beginning ASIMO had a little bit of trouble getting up those stairs.

[@rinzo2009]

But he overcame those obstacles and ended up beating the POTUS in football.

[@OrwellsHousecat]

That was a funny robot-anjela-murkul face to face with robot-asimo

[@avorynovak1633]

Yay gizmos thanks 👍

[@ketanvirbhadre1634]

As a guy who watched gundam unicorn I don't think its a most friendly thing ever.

[@JohnLee-dp8ey]

In a few decades there will be more robots than humans in not just Japan, but the whole world as well

[@A.D.540]

No it's going to take more then few decade Africa ,middle east and asia is growing it's going take at least 500y. For Europe, north America, oceana and west Asia like Japan, South Korea, China,Mingolia and Taiwan yes.

[@daddygravely4673]

@@A.D.540 u mean east asia

[@90JOLED]

Let be honest, you the elites aren’t thinking about how cute robots can improve human lives rather how you can replace us…

[@robertsmith1865]

I agree

[@aoeu256]

Why not have everyone be elite with eggs and sperm from say von Neumann, and let the high-school dropouts or criminals have only one child?

[@abymathew295]

Japan is obsessed with so many wired things..Many even prefers Robot as their partners...what a world....i hope they won't get electrocuted while trying something funny...😂🤣😂🤣

[@berthomahendra1146]

Well probably because the young stock is almost runs out. So they need replacement i guess

[@blackhatson13]

4:26 and they cannot catch the wuhan virus 🤣

[@darkstrider111]

Be careful of Abominable Intelligence and influence of Chaos.☝️🙄

[@christineannclerino4008]

Ms reporter related to if not about the chappie movie the protagonist is an Indian worker working in company of robotics in military use like drone.

[@AK-yx5ut]

Japan may have Asimo, we Indians have it better and only one screen his name is Chitti.

[@Danne1886]

"This is Gundam the robot" lol.

[@damariwaite883]

What if they get out of control is their a off switch or so

[@krishnachandradas8386]

Palki Ji! It does not spell Gunda robot but Gaandam robot. =P

[@hakaishin77]

Demon cyborg, drive knight, metal knight, gundam, android 17 & 18, zoids and etc.

[@haichirengdi]

Proud to be Indian...😂😂😂

[@aminuaidara8601]

Good for you God an family it's everything in our society not robot 😊😊

[@superstreamsilly]

Okay, now I know where to take my obsession

[@kenjie123ful]

Soon they will "GUNDAM" Tesla: you don't know how dangerous an AI (artificial intelligence) Japan: let's build "GUNDAM" Tesla: hmmm as long as there's no AI let's build too... China: let's copy Thier product and make our own...

[@shaira4997]

"Gundam : witch of the mercury" will make this gundam craze boil again. Take care there Ms. Palki , or should I say have fun 🤭.

[@toniwinston5191]

The Japanese are experts when it comes to robots soon or later they might make robot soldiers to protect Japan as well the military does have robots in service know 💯💯 all over the world I believe 💯

[@dfaro8453]

Why Japan don’t hired citizens from poorer countries to replace those jobs instead of robots?

[@kevinwin11]

South Korea too

[@nirvanaj1010]

What’s that puppy robot ? Looks adorable

[@thelyrics5358]

They'll be the first on the list to welcome the TERMINATOR😂😂😂