Goodbye Rio, hello robots: Expect high-tech cool at 2020 Tokyo Olympic

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Hong Kong (CNN)A robot directs you to your stadium seat, while artificial meteorites streak across the sky.

Down below, hundreds of performers decked out in traditional Japanese costumes glide through the arena.

You take all this in, as a multilingual translation app on your smartphone describes what's going on.

It sounds like science fiction, but this is the crazy vision that Japan wants to bring to life.

Welcome to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics -- an event that Japan hopes will symbolize the country's high-tech cool, and draw in visitors.



Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, dressed as Super Mario, holds a red ball during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's show-stopping appearance at today's closing ceremony in Rio, dressed as iconic game character Super Mario, already sets the tone for what lies in store.

Japan is known internationally for its technological innovations, so Tokyo 2020 organizers are aiming to launch ambitious tech projects that will boost the economy and wow crowds.

Tourists staying next to the Olympic Village in Tokyo's Odaiba neighborhood can choose, for example, to hang out with robot helpers of all sizes and sorts that offer up tips on the best transport, food and entertainment options in Tokyo.

And that won't be the only place they'll encounter their robotic counterparts.

With the government aiming to triple their spending on robotics, visitors are sure to see them in the place of human concierges at hotels and airports, where they'll be on hand to meet and greet you.

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And during sporting events, visitors might catch human referees using 3D laser technology to analyze a gymnast's complex motions, allowing them to give out more accurate scores.
To top it all, Tokyo 2020 might even showcase a shower of man-made meteorites in the place of fireworks. ALE -- the Japanese space startup that aims to bring this show on the road -- want to trial their idea as early as 2018.

Source: Goodbye Rio, Hello Tokyo: What to expect at the 2020 Olympics - CNN.com



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[<SMILE>]

I still prefer the raw Japanese hospitality much more than the high tech robots.
ganahan ko adtong mag-kimono.

[Hammer_and_Sickle]

jav idols ra akong ganahan sa japan

[buknoy24]

School girl uniform unya naka upskirt hahahah

[luci_morningstar]

You have 4 years to Save money to go Japan, we have Budget airlines nah so Go

[brownie]

Winter Olympics 2018 will be in S.Korea - PyeongChang.

Summer Olympics 2020 will be in Japan - Tokyo.

Gonna be broke for many years to come after 2020 coz Im making sure to be there during the games. Gotta live the cheapest way possible now here in Phils. just to save up and survive in those two Olympics. Bahala na ug maka utang gamay

[coolboss]

Japan has always been at the forefront of technology when is comes to cunsumer robotics. Would be nice to go but grabe ni ka mahal.

[RainRiku]

boutan kaau sila sa mga pinoy dali ra kaau maka kuha ug visa..nya barato ra pd ang ticket if dra sa pinas naa nay cebu pac..hehe

[The_JACKAL]

Maau untag naa sila Voltes 5, Voltron, Gundam ug uban pang mga Japanese Robots plus silang Mask Rider Black etc.

[brownie]

Maau untag naa sila Voltes 5, Voltron, Gundam ug uban pang mga Japanese Robots plus silang Mask Rider Black etc.

Kadtong panahon nga pirmi pa ko maka visit sa Japan boss adz, Maid Cafe ako paborito