Video: In Japan, this drone stops staff working overtime; curb 'karoshi'

With Japan's culture of overwork leading to health issues and even a spate of suicides, one company plans to use a drone to get staff to buzz off

Japanese are literally working themselves to death. According to its labour ministry report, overwork accounts for around 100 suicides per year. To curb that behaviour a firm is planning to use drones that want people to leave office. How? It will fly around the office blasting Auld Lang Syne to get employees to realize it’s time to go home.

The system, developed by office security and cleaning firm Taisei and telecom giant NTT, will see drone patrolling the office. It will hover over workers while playing a loud song. The music will not stop until everyone leaves. 

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