The retail industry is rapidly transforming with the integration of advanced technologies. In a significant leap towards automation, Japanese convenience ...

FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 ...

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it ...

SASEBO, Japan (AP) — From the receptionist that does the check-in and check-out to the porter that’s an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly called ...

Japan's delivery robot market is still at its initial stage of development and the costs for producing the machines and their operation afterward are still high. Abstract The aging of Japanese society ...

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 ...

TOKYO — Some robot-loving Japanese are tinkering with screwdrivers and motors instead of heading to the beach or hot springs during this nation’s "Golden Week" holidays. Among the robots on display ...

Robot sporting events could become more common in the coming years. But how many of us will be tuning in to watch?

Japan's space agency successfully launched its most powerful H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft ...

TOKYO (AP) — Some robot-loving Japanese are tinkering with screwdrivers and motors instead of heading to the beach or hot springs during this nation’s "Golden Week" holidays. Among the robots on ...

iRobot has sent four robots to aid Japan in its relief efforts. Equipped with sensors, arms and cameras, the bots will be able to go where it may not be safe for people. (Image courtesy of iRobot) ...