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Japan to Consider Replacing Some Military Personnel with Humanoid Robots
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Fusion42 · 23 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Japan plans to explore deploying humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for non-combat roles in its Self-Defense Forces to address recruitment challenges, with plans to hold a competition to select suitable models from private companies and universities.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Defense Tech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You are seeing military roles traditionally held by humans shift towards robots in Japan; now is the time to consider how this opens new markets for robotics makers and AI developers in defence support roles.
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2 sources · 23 Sep 2026
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