TOKYO -- At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust. Hooked up ...

In recent times, Japan a nation renowned for its technological prowess and innovations in the robotics sector has seen a surge in activism focused on promoting ethical concerns. A growing movement ...

HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan >> A group of small and midsize companies based in Higashiosaka, Osaka prefecture, has crowdfunded the development of a lunar exploration robot, which it hopes to launch by around ...

Humanoid robots are currently dominating discussions in the robot market, with manufacturers from the US and China at the forefront of this competition. Surprisingly, traditional Japanese robotics ...

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Japan’s auto industry installed 13,000 industrial robots in 2024, up 11% on 2023. The Japanese automotive industry installed a total of ...

The future of the world economy will be shaped either by the rapid deployment of robots or by disappointment that robotics fails to improve nearly as rapidly as boosters suggest. Either way, the ...

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2025 / Ainos, Inc. (AIMD)(Nasdaq:AIMDW) ("Ainos"), a leader in AI-powered scent digitization, has successfully installed its proprietary AI Nose olfaction ...

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 ...

The tiny robot captures the spirit of one of the country's most famous cartoons. Sept. 5, 2013— -- "Good morning to everyone on Earth." These are among the first words said by Kirobo today, the ...

Pepper the robot at Tokyo’s Life Ending Industry Expo (GIF via Japan Times/YouTube) In Japan, where funerals often require elaborate preparation and involve religious rites, honoring the deceased ...