Compact robots that can rest on human shoulders are guiding tourists around Tokyo, but their creator is touting a more ...

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it ...

The retail industry is rapidly transforming with the integration of advanced technologies. In a significant leap towards automation, Japanese convenience ...

The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other products with mechanical precision, and cleans and mops the floor whenever ...

A new system allows them to do both, using cameras located inside their arms. Known as ProTac (Pro ximity and Tac tile sensing), the technology is being developed by Prof. Van Anh Ho, Dr. Quan Khanh ...

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 ...

MARINE PARK — The Astra Vascular bipedal humanoid robot (Astra) belongs to Dr. George Bolotin, a vascular specialist, interventional radiologist and founder of the Astra Vein Treatment Center on ...

Aimed at boosting productivity despite labor shortages, a new group will train advisers to help companies introduce and use ...

Japan’s space agency has successfully launched its new flagship H3 rocket carrying an unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) inaugural HII Transfer Vehicle-X (HTV X-1) successfully rendezvoused with the ...

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 ...