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JR East Tests Mobile Robotic Trash Bins at Shinjuku

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  • JR East is testing three mobile robotic rubbish bins at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station.
  • Shinjuku Station serves over 2.7 million passengers daily and holds the Guinness busiest-rail-hub record.
  • The one-metre-tall robots travel 20 cm per second, moving slowly for safety.
  • The trial runs until late November to gauge crowd acceptance and sanitation impact.