Yukiko Namekata, a resident at an elder care facility in Tokyo run by Zenkoukai, and her caregiver follow the movement of a miniature humanoid robot called PALRO. At top, AIREC, an artificial ...

This is Paro, one of the world’s most successful therapeutic robots--popular to the extent that some refer to it as “Japan’s pride.” “I came up with the idea for a pet robot because I ...

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, the multinational automotive conglomerate from Japan, has debuted the prototype ...

The 150kg AI-driven humanoid robot called Airec is a prototype future “caregiver” for Japan’s rapidly ageing population amid a chronic shortage of aged-care workers. “Given our highly ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular ...