With more than 30 million people - almost 25 per cent of the population - older than 65 and a staggering 51,000 people aged more than 100, Japan is a crucial market and test bed for aged-care products ...
SoftBank Group Corp’s robotics unit says it stopped manufacturing a humanlike robot called Pepper in August last year due to a lack of demand for new units. Pepper is a child-sized humanoid robot that ...
From robot companions to robot cafes, these aspiring Asian machine overlords still need plenty of human oversight.
A Japanese technology startup has developed a new device to transmit full-body movements and physical strength. H2L’s “Capsule Interface” technology aims to create immersive shared experiences between ...
Japanese businesses looking for an employee with tireless enthusiasm and an unrivalled work ethic can now hire robot workers for an hourly wage. The 113-centimetre-tall bot, called “Ubiko”, can ...
Japan recently updated its national robotics strategy with a goal to adopt 10 million robots by the year 2040, with many intended to provide medical care. Japan’s Minister for Economy, Trade and ...
What! Is an era coming where 10 million robots will be working in Japan!?”At 64, I couldn't help but exclaim.Until just ...
Japanese researchers have created a baby robot designed to simulate the behaviour and development of a real infant in an effort to better understand how humans grow up. Named Noby, short for ...
Robots are getting to grips with the physical world in Tokyo, where technology companies are showcasing machines designed to handle objects, perform industrial tasks and work alongside humans. The ...
Humanoid robots may be part of our future, but what we use them for partly depends on answers to very human questions: Do we trust them? Do we like them? According to one prediction, the mass-adoption ...
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