As the country grapples with a growing labor shortage, Tokyo-based venture ZMP Inc. may begin field-testing the self-driving CarriRo Delivery robot soon as an alternative to aerial delivery drones.
Japanese furniture maker France Bed Co. said Tuesday that it has developed a robot baby for people with dementia. The realistic-looking robot cries and laughs like a real baby when its hands and feet are touched. The product is expected to invigorate patients' emotional expression and ...
Gadget maker Cerevo has taken advantage of the hype surrounding this month's release of the Hollywood version of "Ghost in the Shell" by producing a 1/8 scale robot model of the original anime's AI combat-vehicle Tachikoma.
Ways to build a better understanding of coding Learning programming will become part of the Japanese elementary school curriculum from 2020, and this new toy from Sony Global Education and educational toy manufacturer Artec could give kids a head start. Called KOOV, this set of colorful ...
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday that it will use a robot cleaner to remove sediment inside reactor 2 at its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The move is designed to make a full-fledged investigation into the reactor by another robot ...
What could be the next big thing in technology after the digital revolution? According to Chuo University engineering professor, the answer could come from Mother Nature. "Traditionally, people wanted industrial robots to be able to work precisely to help with mass production. But today, demand is ...
An Osaka-based startup founded by health care product group Fujimoto Holding Co. and toymaker Wiz Co. has released an upgraded version of a stuffed robot doll designed to be a conversation partner for elderly people. The new Unazuki Kabochan, released June 17, has been programmed ...
Cyberdine Inc.'s Hybrid Assistive Limb exoskeleton suit holds great promise for mobility-challenged people in rapidly graying Japan.
On the 10th day of every month, Junsuke Senoguchi has just one thing on his mind: the closing level of the Nikkei average. That is because Senoguchi, an unassuming man in his late 40s, has built a machine that has been predicting the direction of ...
Two American astronauts helped move a stalled rail car back into place outside the International Space Station on Monday, quickly finishing the primary job of an unplanned spacewalk before moving on to other housekeeping tasks. NASA's one-year spaceman, Scott Kelly, and astronaut Timothy Kopra took ...
The Canadian talking and tweeting hitchhiking robot that met its untimely end in the United States over the weekend might be given another chance at life. HitchBOT's co-creators, Frauke Zeller and David Smith, said Monday that they've been overwhelmed with support and offers to revive ...
A new robot that raises its tail like a scorpion is scheduled to survey melted nuclear fuel inside one of the three wrecked reactors at Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 plant. Toshiba Corp., codeveloper of the device, which was demonstrated on Tuesday, said the robot will ...
