A recent Japanese study tried to teach an advanced android how and when to respond to shared laughter - a social skill for advancing human-robot interaction ...

Two female robots spoke to the audience in Japanese, and the younger android stated that she hoped she could have her own TV program one day, then went on to flawlessly read a news story about a ...

KYOTO, Japan — The robot appeared in the hotel hallway as if out of nowhere, R2D2-sized, silently rolling, on a mission of undetermined nature from its robot overlords. A group of us Yankee ...

Dive into the intriguing world of Japan's cutting-edge technology, where robots play a crucial role in maintaining the ...

Beginning in the 1960’s, the rise of manufacturing for the automotive industry and the concomitant rise of industrial robots played an indispensable role in powering Japan’s economic miracle.

In Japan, robots are starting to run, jump and even trip the light fantastic-sometimes literally. At a recent expo in Tokyo, for example, four Sony Corp.

Sushi-making robots, playmate robots, robotic wombs, sex robots and babysitting robots — all are either already on the market or being developed in Japan. “Robots have become incorporated into daily ...

Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Waseda University, and Fujitsu have developed a novel way to make robots ...

Toy fans of all ages, as well as industry professionals, braved the searing heat of August's final weekend to attend the 2025 International Tokyo Toy Show.