OriHime, a robot remotely controlled by people with disabilities, is offering tours in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district.

The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other ...

Facing a severe labour shortage, Japan has turned to automation in convenience stores by launching a revolutionary trial of ...

FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 ...

Casio Computer is branching out with an AI-powered pet as rising loneliness makes more people turn to chatbots for ...

The Kanematsu network in Japan will be the first international expansion of Intuition Robotics and ElliQ outside the U.S.

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 ...

Japan is increasingly using robots for transportation and sales at office buildings, apartments, stadiums and other large-scale facilities. As the country needs to address labor shortages urgently, ...

Thanks for the memories, Akatsuki Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency has decided to abandon its Akatsuki Venus orbiter, ...

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 ...

iRobot has sent four robots to aid Japan in its relief efforts. Equipped with sensors, arms and cameras, the bots will be able to go where it may not be safe for people. (Image courtesy of iRobot) ...