In Japan, a group of educational robots will serve as classroom dunces, intentionally making mistakes that a helpful student can correct.

In Japan, robots are more than mere gadgetry--they're practically family. Unlike the U.S., where the icons of a dawning era of robots tend to be either the faceless, Frisbee-shaped, floor ...

Japan has invested untold millions in developing all kinds of robots, including machines that can work in hazardous places like nuclear power plants.

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 ...

Japanese are more accepting of robots because the native Shinto religion often blurs boundaries between the animate and inanimate, experts say. To the Japanese psyche, the idea of a humanoid robot ...

But it’s also a good cultural fit. Japan was an early adopter of robots, installing them in car factories starting in the 1970s. And some of the most beloved Japanese touchstones are robots.

Even with our reassurances about safety, people readily imagined hazards: humanoids could trip, stumble, or tip over; they ...

Japanese researchers have created humanoid robots that can walk and run, and some with faces that mimic emotions with startling accuracy. Abe foresees robots helping out in nursing homes and hotels.

Industrial Robot installation in Japan rose by +9% and reached 50,413 units in 2022. This result is exceeding the pre-pandemic level of 49,908 units in 2019.

Japan, the world’s third largest economy, hopes that robots and other types of automation will help solve its demographic problems and impending labor shortage.