Japan has long been at the forefront of technological innovation, particularly in the field of robotics. However, in recent years, ...

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

Robots designed to utilize artificial intelligence are capturing attention at a trade show showcasing state-of-the-art robot ...

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

Tokyo engineers unveil a dog-inspired robot that uses air-powered muscles to study how animals absorb impact while running ...

Japan is turning to robots and AI tracking tech as dementia cases rise and thousands of older residents go missing each year.

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

Kyoto-based Tmsuk Corporation (Tmsuk) has announced the development of a new legged pipe inspection robot called "SPD-X." The new robot can fit through pipes bigger than 7.87 inches (20 cm) in ...

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 ...

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 ...

One approach my group is exploring is giving robots a degree of “local intelligence” in their sensorised bodies. Humans ...