Smaller robots that look like the mascots for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were controlled in the same way. Japanese automaker Toyota is an Olympic sponsor. Toyota engineer Tomohisa ...

In a groundbreaking development that blurs the line between science fiction and reality, Japanese ... robots and holds promise for applications in cosmetics and medicine. The team grew human ...

Robots may be on the way to looking more human-like sooner than you think. Researchers in Japan have announced that ... thicker epidermis to make the robot look more realistic.

Japan’s first robot bartender has ... At about 9 million yen ($82,000), the robot cost as much as employing a human bartender for three years.

The Janken Robot does one thing, but it does it very well. It can beat any human competitor at paper ... modeled after a 5-year-old Japanese girl and a rather glaring example of how unsettling ...