When Japan’s SLIM spacecraft touched down on the Moon, the landing was historic — but not exactly graceful. The spacecraft ...

Japan’s government is actively pushing robots into jobs that workers increasingly refuse to do, from lifting elderly patients in nursing homes to running repetitive tasks at rural factories. The ...

The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and ...

Japan’s Kanematsu Corporation and Intuition Robotics announced today a partnership to co-develop a Japanese market version of Intuition’s AI companion robot ElliQ, providing emotional support, ...

Japan Airlines is testing humanoid robots to assist with baggage handling and ground operations, signaling a shift in aviation automation. While not fully replacing workers, the move reflects Japan’s ...

Walking, talking humanoid robots that were once firmly the domain of science fiction are on their way. In fact, a Morgan Stanley report recently predicted that 13 million human robots will be among us ...

The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and ...