In Japan, robots are more than mere gadgetry--they're practically family. Unlike the U.S., where the icons of a dawning era of robots tend to be either the faceless, Frisbee-shaped, floor ...

Japan has invested untold millions in developing all kinds of robots, including machines that can work in hazardous places like nuclear power plants.

Sushi-making robots, playmate robots, robotic wombs, sex robots and babysitting robots — all are either already on the market or being developed in Japan. “Robots have become incorporated into daily ...

Researchers in Japan and Switzerland have revealed a giant robotic hand that could transform how communities prepare for and ...

Japanese are more accepting of robots because the native Shinto religion often blurs boundaries between the animate and inanimate, experts say. To the Japanese psyche, the idea of a humanoid robot ...

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

Industrial Robot installation in Japan rose by +9% and reached 50,413 units in 2022. This result is exceeding the pre-pandemic level of 49,908 units in 2019.

Japan has long held a fascination with robots and their application in daily life. The country remains at the forefront of the robotics industry, in no small part due to the billions of yen’s worth in ...

El Segundo based Shinkei Systems Corp. uses robots and AI to automate ikejime, a centuries-old Japanese fish processing ...

Facing a severe population decline as its people shun reproduction, Japan is turning to robots to address the shortfall ...

In Japan, a group of educational robots will serve as classroom dunces, intentionally making mistakes that a helpful student can correct.