Japan has long been a leader in robotics technology, particularly in the industrial sphere. Today, though, there is a growing focus on the “human side” of robots, such as their relationship ...

he met "Pepper": a so-called "companion robot" that can read human emotions. Yusuke Abe, a developer at SoftBank robotics, explained what Pepper could do, and why it was proving popular in Japan.

robots were tapped to fill in while admittance was restricted to games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic forced the start of Japan's pro ... The videos of the show uploaded online also ...

Ten people, all with severe disabilities, took turns operating the cafe's robots. Some worked from wheelchairs, and others from their beds located across Japan. Many people who become bedridden ...

Kajima Corp., a leading general contractor, is showing off cutting-edge robots it is using to assist with building. The company said it aims to use the robots to cover personnel shortages and ...

Japan has landed two hopping robots onto asteroid Ryugu as part of the Hayabusa2 mission. It's Japan's second mission to an asteroid, where it plans to return some samples of Ryugu to Earth by the ...

Japan's food industry faces the same dire demographic ... but one startup believes robots could save the day. Delibot, developed by Connected Robotics, can fill and package 250 food containers ...