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 ...

Japan has long been at the forefront of technological innovation, particularly in the field of robotics. However, in recent years, a seismic shift has occurred in the global robotics landscape.

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 ...

HIGASHIOSAKA, Japan >> A group of small and midsize companies based in Higashiosaka, Osaka prefecture, has crowdfunded the development of a lunar exploration robot, which it hopes to launch by around ...

Humanoid robots are currently dominating discussions in the robot market, with manufacturers from the US and China at the forefront of this competition. Surprisingly, traditional Japanese robotics ...

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2025 / Ainos, Inc. (AIMD)(Nasdaq:AIMDW) ("Ainos"), a leader in AI-powered scent digitization, has successfully installed its proprietary AI Nose olfaction ...

Pepper the robot at Tokyo’s Life Ending Industry Expo (GIF via Japan Times/YouTube) In Japan, where funerals often require elaborate preparation and involve religious rites, honoring the deceased ...

The tiny robot captures the spirit of one of the country's most famous cartoons. Sept. 5, 2013— -- "Good morning to everyone on Earth." These are among the first words said by Kirobo today, the ...