Smaller robots that look like the mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were controlled in the same way. Japanese automaker Toyota is an Olympic sponsor. Toyota engineer Tomohisa ...

In a groundbreaking development that blurs the line between science fiction and reality, Japanese ... robots and holds promise for applications in cosmetics and medicine. The team grew human ...

Robots may be on the way to looking more human-like sooner than you think. Researchers in Japan have announced that ... thicker epidermis to make the robot look more realistic.

The Janken Robot does one thing, but it does it very well. It can beat any human competitor at paper ... modeled after a 5-year-old Japanese girl and a rather glaring example of how unsettling ...

Start-up firms in the Kansai region in western Japan and the Tokyo metropolitan area have developed robots that follow actions performed by human operators in real time, bringing droids far closer ...

Japan’s first robot bartender has ... At about 9 million yen ($82,000), the robot cost as much as employing a human bartender for three years.

Meet Kengoro, a robot modelled after humans who is capable of completing physical exercises. The humanoid machine can be seen doing push-ups and crunches, and can even play badminton. Japanese ...

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 ... We examine how the robot is used in surgeries and interview the developers about why the device was necessary. We also look at how the robot is being used to operate ...