Japan has long been at the forefront of technological innovation, particularly in the field of robotics. However, in recent years, ...

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Japan’s auto industry installed 13,000 industrial robots in 2024, up 11% on 2023. The Japanese automotive industry installed a total of ...

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, ...

AI Nose, first developed for healthcare and now expanding its use into robotics and smart manufacturing, digitizes scent into Smell IDs using MEMS gas sensor arrays and machine learning models built ...

TOKYO — At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust. Hooked up ...

The robotics business is at a turning point, finally integrating artificial intelligence's full potential into moving ...

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...