Japan aims to mass-produce humanoid robots by 2027 as Hitachi deploys AI-powered models and the government backs a domestic robotics strategy.

Researchers at Kyoto University have developed Buddharoid. This is an AI-powered humanoid robot designed to act like a Buddhist priest, amid Japan’s priest shortage.

A Silicon Valley-born AI startup is turning to Japan to prove AI can reshape one of the world’s largest industrial robot supply chains.

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...

A new hotel in Japan would be ran by robots. Room service, cleaning, serving drinks would be done by machines. It looks like the rise of the machines as reports have revealed that a new hotel is being ...

Worldwide installations of industrial robots reached 542,000 units in 2024, more than doubling the figure from a decade ago, and coming in as the second highest number of units installed in a single ...