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ROBOTS

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 10, 2015
Modi's quest to put India's poor to work stymied by rise of robots
In a sweltering factory in southern India, Royal Enfield motorcycles are being painted and lacquered by giant robotic arms that move at twice the maximum speed of a human limb, day in, day out, never making a mistake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2015
Showroom offers taste of what living with a robot will be like
What will it be like living with a humanoid robot that can read human emotions and exchange conversations with them?
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jul 20, 2015
Softbank's Pepper sells out instantly
Softbank Corp. announced on June 20 that 1,000 units of its humanoid robot Pepper sold out in just one minute after they went on sale on its website.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 8, 2015
Japan accepts U.S. robot duel challenge
Japan's mega-robot creator is up for a battle of the bots after being challenged by a rival maker of the behemoths in the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 5, 2015
Japan using robots as fix for labor, growth woes
Factory worker Satomi Iwata has new coworkers, a troupe of humanoid automata that are helping to address two of Japan's most pressing concerns — a shortage of labor and a need for growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 3, 2015
Panasonic to sell robot suits starting in September
Panasonic Corp. has announced it will start selling robot suits designed to aid human movement in farming, construction work and nursing care starting in September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 2, 2015
Haneda airport to be used as testing ground for robot technology
Tokyo's Haneda airport is set to become a testing ground for new robot technologies under a joint project announced Thursday by its operator and leading robot developer Cyberdyne Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2015
Robots at work: SoftBank plans to take Pepper to stores, offices
SoftBank Group is promising new services for its Pepper robot that will appeal to business users and help bring the humanoid to storefronts and reception areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 27, 2015
Humans may face a singular concern when it comes to robot employment
The trouble with machines is, they do things better than we do. "Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth," said the third-century B.C. Greek inventor Archimedes, lever in hand. The Earth has been moving ever since, ever faster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2015
Consumers worldwide most impressed by Japan's robotics
When people around the world think of what Japan does best, robot technology tops the list, beating out anime and washoku Japanese cuisine, according to a survey by advertising giant Dentsu.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 12, 2015
Tokyo companies begin work on Transformer-like robot
Two Tokyo-based firms said Friday they have begun developing a transformable robot that can be operated from inside, both as a humanoid robot and a vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 11, 2015
Liberating the robot from factory floor by inflating it
Kevin Albert is playing the part of lion tamer. The 33-year-old engineer, with a passing resemblance to Joe Namath, sticks his head into the four-fingered grip of a robotic hand, pauses for a moment and then emerges unscathed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 3, 2015
Superhuman Sports Society aims to bring Harry Potter's Quidditch, Dragon Ball to life
Have you ever dreamed of chasing the Golden Snitch on a broomstick, as Harry Potter does in the game of Quidditch?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2015
DeNA, ZMP plan to launch driverless taxi service
As the IT revolution injects extra octane into the auto industry with driverless technology, DeNA Co. said Thursday it will steer toward an innovative new target: robot taxis.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 20, 2015
Blomkamp's sentimental 'Chappie' comes alive
'Chappie" could almost be described as "Three Thugs and a Baby Bot." Though the story raises Isaac Asimov-like issues of good vs. evil in the context of robot technology and its human creators, philosophy takes a back seat as family sentiments sashay to center stage. The titular character is a robot...
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2015
Why self-driving cars will always need oversight
Self-driving cars are incapable of making moral decisions so they will always need human oversight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 1, 2015
Sign-language robot ChihiraAico shows off its singing voice
Seven months after Toshiba Corp. surprised the public with a humanoid robot that can communicate using sign language, the same device is now serenading shoppers at a Tokyo department store by singing duets with a human partner.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2015
Tepco resumes survey of crippled Fukushima reactor vessel with new robot
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant resumed a video survey inside a reactor containment vessel on Wednesday, inserting a second robot after an earlier effort left a similar robot stranded inside.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015
Robots leave behind Chinese factory workers
Chinese factory owners are increasingly turning to automation, leaving millions of low-skill workers with an uncomfortable sense of impending obsolescence.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2015
Should we worry about robots taking away jobs?
The fear of technological job loss to robots is real, but probably exaggerated.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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