The Monster Wolf comes from Ohta Seiki, a precision machining company based in Hokkaido. The device bristles with LEDs, ...

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 ...

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other specialized vehicles as part of its efforts to enhance the equipment and machinery used by ...

REX 2025 included Japanese and Chinese innovations and partnerships, as well as physical AI advances, says this strategic ...

In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan's aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care), the system recently demonstrated its ability to ...

Japan's university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used ...

If you’re like most people, falling asleep surrounded by creepy robots isn’t your idea of perfect hospitality. If not, then this new Japanese hotel staffed almost completely with robots might be for ...