Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with few young people working in agriculture. But now its farmers are getting ...

The robot has been specifically developed to help provide pipeline inspection and repair work. It is also a significant ...

A team of researchers in Japan has created a robot that replicates feline bunting behavior, a gesture of affection where cats ...

Do you need a friend you can always count on to be there? Do you have a couple hundred grand you don't mind spending? Then ...

Yusuke Abe, a developer at SoftBank robotics, explained what Pepper could do, and why it was proving popular in Japan ... a humanoid robot that looked and sounded like a real person.

A recently published Sony patent reveals the company's efforts to develop a robot that can bring video games to life in a new ...

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo ... To explain, the mecha genre is broadly split into two sub-genres: real robot and super robot. Real robot is the military-esque ...

Japan now has two hotels run almost entirely by robots. The Hen'na Hotels are owned by low-cost travel agency H.I.S. Co. The hotels are in Nagasaki and Tokyo, Japan. There are robots to help you ...

Japan's first surgical robot was developed two years ago. As of 2022, it won approval for use in cancers of the prostate, stomach, colon and uterus. We examine how the robot is used in surgeries ...

Japan’s first robot bartender has begun serving up drinks in a Tokyo pub in a test that could usher in a wave of automation in restaurants and shops struggling to hire staff in an aging society.

Japanese company Nisseieco Co. Ltd. unveiled a "robot priest" they have programmed to help with tasks at Buddhist temples, including the reading of Buddhist scripture during funeral ceremonies.