Japan is the world’s top supplier of industrial robots, according to data compiled by the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for a ‘robot ...

CONYERS, GA / ACCESSWIRE / January 19, 2016 / GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (GOSY) announced that due to the Japanese government's significant monetary subsidization of personal robots for eldercare (90% ...

A pair of swiveling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician. With enough ...

As the world shifts from AI hype to physical automation, robotics could be the next great wealth-building trend.

Japan’s biggest convenience store chain has started trials of robot workers in an effort to address a serious worker shortage in the country. A 7-Eleven shop in Tokyo will be the first to test the ...

SoftBank Group's agreement to acquire the robotics division of Switzerland's ABB for approximately US$5.4 billion is a significant strategic move. The deal highlights Japan's increasing dominance in ...

TOKYO — The fitness class at the Do Life Shinagawa nursing home begins at 10:30 a.m., drawing about two dozen eager participants — many of them pushing 70, 80 and even 90 years of age. At the front of ...

TOKYO – In a story Dec. 20 about Japanese robot Kirobo, The Associated Press erroneously reported that it is the first humanoid robot in space. NASA’s Robonaut 2 is the first humanoid robot in space ...

You can hear a low electronic buzz as Kenjii Takemura unloads box after box in the port of Osaka. The 60-year-old labourer is wearing an electronic harness that is meant to literally take a load off. ...