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In Japan, humanoid robots will be trialled for baggage handling at Tokyo’s Haneda airport amid a shrinking population of workers. CC-licensed photo by Bernal Saborio on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. After this week, The Overspill will be on a break for two weeks. Plan accordingly. A selection of 10 links for you. The inhuman touch. I’m @charlesarthur on Twitter. On Threads: charles_arthur. On Mastodon: https://newsie.social/@charlesarthur. On Bluesky: @charlesarthur.bsky.social. Observations and links welcome. Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage • Ars Technica Jeremy Hsu: » Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport—part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labour shortage as airport visitor numbers have surged in recent years. The demonstration, set to launch in May 2026, could…