Despite its potent technology sector, the country is being surpassed by China and the United States in the development of ...

Jensen Huang says robots are the next big thing, or one of them anyway. That’s good news for Japan, potentially. “The ChatGPT moment for robotics is coming,” Nvidia’s chief executive declared while ...

Humanoid robots are currently dominating discussions in the robot market, with manufacturers from the US and China at the forefront of this competition. Surprisingly, traditional Japanese robotics ...

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), an industry association, there were around 4.7m industrial ...

Once a pioneer that helped the world lay the foundations of machine learning, Japan’s renewed push into artificial intelligence reflects a search for economic resilience as much as technological ...

In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan's aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care), the system recently demonstrated its ability to ...

Artificial intelligence trained on a wide range of objects is helping robots apply just the right force when picking up objects of different shapes, sizes and softness. Manipulating objects is one of ...

Japanese industrial automation giant Yaskawa has announced a US$180 million investment to establish a new production base in Wisconsin, creating the company's first industrial robot factory on ...

Discover how a cutting-edge, 12-meter humanoid robot is revolutionizing railway maintenance in Japan. Designed by Nesco, this impressive rail-road vehicle uses advanced VR control technology, allowing ...

Berlin/Tokyo – Germany's automotive industry is driving sales of industrial robots to new highs. Robotic industry experts expect turnover to increase by over 40 percent in 2011 in some segments, ...