Large gatherings such as graduation ceremonies were put on hold for most of 2020; however, technology has allowed us to virtually carry out gatherings. The Business Breakthrough (BBT) University in Tokyo could not conduct a conventional graduation ceremony due to pandemic; instead, it used remote-controlled robots designed by the ANA group to hold a virtual graduation. Students attended the ceremony using a video-conferencing zoom function that displayed their faces on tablets attached to the avatar robots dressed in traditional caps and gowns. As graduation approaches for universities worldwide, it will be interesting to see if any adopt the approach that (BBT) University of Tokyo has adopted.
