Japanese researchers have created humanoid robots that can walk and run, and some with faces that mimic emotions with startling accuracy. Abe foresees robots helping out in nursing homes and hotels.

Teams from 16 countries are competing in a range of sports including football, athletics and dance as part of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China.

Humanoid robots have showcased their talents at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The ...

“But no other companies outside of Japan are conspicuous at present” in the drive to bring the 'bots mainstream. The image in Japan, largely inspired by the cartoon culture, is of robots serving as ...

The World Humanoid Robot Games, an international sports competition for human-form robots, opened in Beijing on Thursday.

While the robot arms of Kawasaki toiled away at automotive assembly lines, Waseda University became a pioneer in the field of humanoid service robots.

Japanese researchers have developed a humanoid robot that can laugh and smile just like a real human being.

Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Waseda University, and Fujitsu have developed a novel way to make robots ...

This year's SCO summit promises to be a showcase of innovation and technology. A humanoid robot, Xiao He, has been positioned to provide multilingual support, answering queries and assisting ...

Japanese companies have been developing humanoid robots for decades. Here's a look at some of the best-known ones.

Japan's latest humanoid robot makes its own moves A neural network means this robot moves and interacts all by itself.

More than 500 humanoid robots in 280 teams from 16 countries – including Japan, Germany and the US – were expected to compete ...