Japan’s government is actively pushing robots into jobs that workers increasingly refuse to do, from lifting elderly patients in nursing homes to running repetitive tasks at rural factories. The ...

A research group including Kyoto University has developed Buddharoid, a humanoid robot equipped with artificial intelligence that responds to people's concerns from a Buddhist perspective. In addition ...

Building on the country’s electric vehicle industry, Chinese companies are making robot parts at a scale and price point ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan's aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven Robot ...

At first glance, it’s just another Japanese robot experiment. But this café is different. The robots are controlled in ...

TOKYO (AP) — Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display Thursday as the Humanoids Summit Tokyo opened.

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China's adoption of robots continues at a rapid pace: The country has surpassed Germany and Japan in the ratio of robots to factory workers, taking third ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan faces a labor shortage impact in 2024 as new overtime regulations for truck drivers come into force. This is being called the ‘2024 problem’ - its potential disruptions ...

Later this year, you might look out the window of your plane and see a robot loading your suitcase into the cargo hold. Japan Airlines is set to launch a two-year experiment in May during which a team ...

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 ...