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

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

Back in August, Electronic Products told the story of a robot that provides concierge services at the Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, CA. As one might expect, the trend of using robots for tasks that have ...

Adaptable, AI-enabled robots for personalized life coaching and physical assistance could help us become a more productive and inclusive society. What if instead of replacing us in our jobs, ...

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 ...

Long before the movies, the Transformers franchise began over four decades as a collaboration between Japanese toymakers and Western comic books.

Worldwide installations of industrial robots reached 542,000 units in 2024, more than doubling the figure from a decade ago, and coming in as the second highest number of units installed in a single ...

The Kyoto Humanoid Association (KyoHA), a coalition initiated by Waseda University and Murata Manufacturing Co., has welcomed several new members, including Renesas Electronics, in its effort to ...