Robots at the cafe are piloted by people working from all over Japan – and the world (Adam Withnall/The Independent) Japan is running out of workers. With an unemployment rate of just 2.5 per cent, a ...

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If you’ve ever wanted to watch a robot high-five Simone Biles after she dismounts, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games has that possibility covered. Now they’ll introduce robotic technology. Tokyo 2020 will ...

Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 14.8-feet, four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 ...

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) 11-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, KAREN MORI, SAYING "Seeing these robots, which were developed by using the latest technology that Japan is proud of, I was very impressed with the ...

Robots are set to be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The organising committee for next summer's games has launched the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project - one of many programmes aimed at ...

Japan is known for technological innovation and hospitality, influencing new hotel trends. Michelle Gross spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hotel that leverages robots and automation. She says ...

The robotic Pepper Parlor puts a Star Wars-esque spin on dinner and a show in Tokyo. Patrons may order from, converse with and be entertained by a robot fleet that outnumbers its human handlers at ...

AI-powered robots are attracting crowds in Tokyo, showcasing the latest in robot technology. Highlights include a humanoid robot performing mock disaster tasks. ‘Godfather of AI’ says Bill Gates and ...

AI-powered robots are drawing steady crowds at a major trade show in Tokyo, where more than 670 companies and research groups have gathered to show the latest in robot technology. At Kawasaki Heavy ...