Japan’s 7-Elevens Are Getting Robots Soon

The 2025 Osaka Expo marked the debut of avatar technology for Japanese 7-Eleven stores. The already efficient convenience stores could get an upgrade with “newmes,” rolling avatars with screen operators on their displays. These robots can sell snacks, help customers with their in-store experience, and might just change convenience stores forever. Subscribe to The Hustle: 🔗 https://clickhubspot.com/vu3l Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop 🔗 https://clickhubspot.com/3kln About HubSpot: HubSpot is a customer platform that provides education, software, and support to help businesses grow better. The platform includes marketing, sales, service, commerce, operations, and website management products that start free and scale to meet our customers’ needs at any stage of growth. Today, thousands of customers around the world use HubSpot’s powerful and easy-to-use tools and apps to attract, engage, and delight customers. #TheHustle #HubSpot