Toyota has just fired some robots, calling back the workers

While everybody is crazy about robots, Toyota is taking a different approach to automation. It has brought back workers to some production lines that had previously been completely automated. It was a pleasure for me to meet with Mitsuru Kawai, Vice President of Toyota, who explained why.

Robots can make us feel less lonely, says Kanae Hayashi, CEO of Groove X in Tokyo

Japan´s celebrated tech pioneer is developing a new robot that he says will take our hearts by storm. It can´t talk, but is packed with ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, pleasant to touch and so cute that few will be able to resist its charme.

Chinese are not afraid of digital transformation, says Zhang Ruimin, CEO of Haier.

Zhang Ruimin, the widely respected CEO of Haier, once famously took up a sledgehammer to destroy brand-new refrigerators - to teach his shocked workers a lesson about quality. Now he has put Haier on a path of DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION that is equally radical.

China Notepad

Nice to meet you. My name is Henrik Bork, founder of Asia Waypoint and co-founder of Lychee.com in Beijing. Welcome to "China Notepad", a blog about my work, the thought leaders I meet and the ideas that inspire me.