“But in the future, people might live with this. We want visitors to think what it’s like, living with robots.” Japan loves robots, a fascination nurtured by decades of manga and anim ...

Maron-1, displayed at a recent robot conference in Japan, is not just experimental whimsy. Fujitsu plans to market the robot in the next year for under $1,600, targeting computer-savvy bachelors ...

Beginning in the 1960’s, the rise of manufacturing for the automotive industry and the concomitant rise of industrial robots played an indispensable role in powering Japan’s economic miracle.

Japan's robot revolution was explored during "CBSN: On Assignment" -- a new primetime documentary series which premiered Monday, July 31 on the CBS Television Network and on CBSN, the network's 24 ...

Robots are serving customers in Japanese department stores and banks, as well as building advanced machines for the nation’s manufacturers. Has the future already arrived in Japan, or is the ...

Robots are already taken for granted in Japanese factories, so much so that they are sometimes welcomed on their first day at work with Shinto religious ceremonies. Robots make sushi. Robots plant ...

Japan's obsessed with automation -- not because it's novel, but because there just aren't enough people. More small and medium-sized companies are buying robots to make up for a labour shortfall ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly ...

For example, the Japanese government could use it for disaster recovery and space development. Further research and development could expand its practical uses. Most people still believe robots in ...

Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from restaurants to nursing homes. Japan is struggling with a rapidly aging ...

From April, revised traffic laws will allow self-driving delivery robots to navigate streets across Japan. Proponents hope the machines could eventually help elderly people in depopulated rural ...

Engineers in Japan have created a 3.5-ton robot suit that resembles a character from a hugely popular animation series, which they hope to use for space exploration and in emergency situations.