Andy Rubin, creator of Android and a former Google executive, has launched a new startup focused on humanoid robots, said a ...

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-scrubbing ...

Japan's delivery robot market is still at its initial stage of development and the costs for producing the machines and their operation afterward are still high. Abstract The aging of Japanese society ...

From serving as conversation partners for the elderly to helping people walk again, AI robots are revolutionizing nursing ...

Industrial robot trends are also turning more supportive. Management reported that a nearly three-year inventory correction among robot makers has finally ended, with a recovery led by Japanese ...

That is one goal of the Japanese government's $37.7 million Humanoid Robotics Project (HRP), which aims to market within a few years robots that can operate power shovels, assist construction workers ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan — At the Robodex show here this week Japanese companies unwrapped platforms and supporting technology designed to make robots a mainstream consumer electronics market. Their goal is to ...

Research in Japan shows that openness and trust are key to accepting home-care robots, impacting willingness to share ...

Japan, home to the world's fastest-aging population, is turning to robots to help fill a massive care gap. By 2040, the ...

SASEBO, Japan – From the receptionist that does the check-in and check-out to the porter that’s an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly called Weird ...

Japan affords a preview of what the future of the United States, Australia, and Western Europe will become unless meaningful steps are taken to ensure that a nation’s relevance is measured by how it ...