In Japan, Machines for Work and Play Are Idle (New York Times - U.S.)

They may be the most efficient workers in the world. But in the global downturn, they are having a tough time finding jobs.

Japan's legions of robots, the world's largest fleet of mechanized workers, are being idled as the country suffers its deepest recession in more than a generation as consumers worldwide cut spending on cars and gadgets.(...)

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