Coronavirus in Japan, graduation ceremony with robots in Tokyo

Apr 7, 2020

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April 7, 2020, Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic...Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call...Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home...The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom...When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was hande - ZUMAc218 20200407_zia_c218_016 Copyright: xCOVERxImagesx
April 7, 2020, Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic...Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call...Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home...The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom...When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was hande - ZUMAc218 20200407_zia_c218_015 Copyright: xCOVERxImagesx
April 7, 2020, Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic...Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call...Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home...The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom...When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was hande - ZUMAc218 20200407_zia_c218_019 Copyright: xCOVERxImagesx
April 7, 2020, Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic...Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call...Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home...The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom...When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was hande - ZUMAc218 20200407_zia_c218_017 Copyright: xCOVERxImagesx
April 7, 2020, Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic...Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call...Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home...The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom...When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was hande - ZUMAc218 20200407_zia_c218_024 Copyright: xCOVERxImagesx
April 7, 2020, Tokyo, Japan: A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic...Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call...Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home...The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom...When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was hande - ZUMAc218 20200407_zia_c218_018 Copyright: xCOVERxImagesx
A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call. Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home. The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom. When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was handed over by President Omae Kenich Copyright: xx 40432772 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call. Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home. The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom. When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was handed over by President Omae Kenich Copyright: xx 40432771 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call. Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home. The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom. When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was handed over by President Omae Kenich Copyright: xx 40432769 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.
A Japanese University has held the world s first online graduation ceremony using robots due to the coronavirus pandemic. Students at Business Breakthrough University in Tokyo didn t get a traditional ceremony, but had the next best thing using newme telepresensence robots and a tablet hosting a Zoom call. Graduates had the experience of walking across the stage and accepting their diplomas at the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo, virtually on March 28, all while self-isolating at home. The robots were dressed in a cap and gown and fitted with tablets on their heads, allowing students to show their face using Zoom. When the moderator called the name, a newme wearing a graduation gown and hat from BBT University appeared on the tablet with the face of the graduate who operated it, and the diploma was handed over by President Omae Kenich Copyright: xx 40432768 EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE BY NEWSPAPERS BASED IN THE UK.

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