Mr Ishikawa said he hoped robots could improve working life for the nation's overstretched workforce. Around 2.15 million people are employed in the care sector in Japan but recent estimates ...

Japan has long been a leader in robotics technology, particularly in the industrial sphere. Today, though, there is a growing focus on the “human side” of robots, such as their relationship ...

and why it was proving popular in Japan. Yusuke Abe, a developer at SoftBank robotics, talks about the capabilities of 'Pepper'. The robots so far looked like robots, but what about the ones with ...

The Henn'na Hotel in Japan has found ... they employ robots. But not to worry, the staff there is warm and friendly. The robots come in many shapes and sizes. Some look like humans.

Researchers from Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba in Japan have come ... Adjustable robot neck brings feline motion to life To replicate the bunting motion ...

Japan has landed two hopping robots onto asteroid Ryugu as part of the Hayabusa2 mission. It's Japan's second mission to an asteroid, where it plans to return some samples of Ryugu to Earth by the ...

It’s not often that I’m torn between grinning like a loon and wanting to run for my life when ... at Japan’s Henn Na Hotels have on you. Because not only are they robots, they’re dinosaur ...

Japan’s population is the oldest in the world, with a third aged over 65, and one in 10 aged over 80, due to a combination of low fertility rates and high life expectancy ... to build an AI-assisted ...

This vision of the future could soon turn into reality as Japanese companies have started testing autonomous delivery robots on public ... companies like Panasonic and Rakuten can look forward ...