Technology Ready, Set … Gold!

These are some of the ways Tokyo plans to use technology to host the 2020 Olympics:

• wind and solar energy to power the stadiums
• recycled cell phones converted into medals
• driverless taxis; guests will use their smartphones to unlock doors and pay fees
• install solar roads
• use robots to translate Japanese for foreign guests and carry bags for those who are disabled or elderly (see photo above)

Adapted from an article by the World Economic Forum.