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-scrubbing ...

TOKYO -- Thanks largely to rising demand in China, Japanese robot maker Fanuc is on a steady growth path, expecting a 36.5% rise in group operating profit in the current fiscal year through March, to ...

At several restaurants in the heart of Tokyo, robotic felines glide effortlessly between tables, balancing trays of steaming ...

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 ...

Technological developments achieved whilst making the latest ASIMO robot will cross over to Honda’s manufacturing plants, the company said today. The new generation of humanoid robot, launched ...