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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, ...

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 ...

CONYERS, GA--(Marketwired - May 2, 2016) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (OTC PINK: GOSY) (http://www.geckosystems.com/) announced today that two of their Japanese ...

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 ...

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

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. ...

TOKYO – A cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender and make people smile. Son’s mobile ...