Imagine an automated delivery vehicle rushing to complete a grocery drop-off while you are hurrying to meet friends for a long-awaited dinner. At a busy intersection, you both arrive at the same time.

A new LMU study shows that people in Japan treat robots and AI agents more respectfully than people in Western societies.

TOKYO >> Recently in Tokyo, an artificial intelligence-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back, gently put a hand on ...

The findings were published in Science Robotics, showcasing the potential of integrating biological systems with robotic frameworks. The biohybrid hand operates using “MuMuTAs” (multiple muscle tissue ...

Researchers from the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan have developed a biohybrid robot hand powered by ...

The cat robots come from Skylark Holdings Co., the country’s largest table-service restaurant chain, which has deployed ...

The era of robotic systems that are both autonomous and humanoid is characterized by self-maintenance capabilities, natural ...

Major bowel operations assisted by robots have "significantly improved outcomes for patients", a hospital trust said. Surgeons have been assisted in 100 operations at Ashford and St Peter's ...

Figures AI operates in the humanoid robotics sector and seeks to close a $1.5 billion funding deal, which may increase its market value to $39.5 billion. The company seeks to bring humanoid robots ...

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"Given our highly advanced ageing society and declining births, we will be needing robots' support for medical and elderly care, and in our daily lives," said Shigeki Sugano, the Waseda University ...

At a university laboratory in Tokyo, a life-size robot leans over a man lying on his back. The machine gently puts one hand on the man’s knee and the other on his shoulder and rolls him slowly ...