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 ...

Japan aims to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2027 as Hitachi deploys AI-powered models and the government backs a domestic robotics strategy.

At several restaurants in the heart of Tokyo, robotic felines glide effortlessly between tables, balancing trays of steaming ...

As societies around the world grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, service robots have emerged as a powerful tool in fighting the virus and addressing social needs. Sterilizing robots using ...

Uber announced that its Uber Eats business is partnering with Mitsubishi Electric and delivery robotics company Cartken to begin transporting food using self-driving robots in Japan. The sidewalk ...

MORIYA, Japan (AP) — Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs, and boxed at dizzying speeds – 1,500 a minute, to be exact – on humming conveyor ...

Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with a third aged over 65, and one in 10 aged over 80, due to a combination of low fertility rates and high life expectancy. This has a direct effect on ...

The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other products with mechanical precision, and cleans and mops the floor whenever ...

Japan is the world´s number one industrial robot manufacturer - delivering 45% of the global supply. In recent years, the country's robot suppliers have increased their production capacity ...

Underwater robots equipped with imaging sensors that can see through murky waters are at work inspecting bridges, docks, and pipelines in port areas of the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged coastline of ...