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.

According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Japan’s auto industry installed 13,000 industrial robots in 2024, up 11% on 2023. The Japanese automotive industry installed a total of ...

Japan's university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of AI talent While humanoid robots from China and the US have captured the ...

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 ...

The future of the world economy will be shaped either by the rapid deployment of robots or by disappointment that robotics fails to improve nearly as rapidly as boosters suggest. Either way, the ...

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China's adoption of robots continues at a rapid pace: The country has surpassed Germany and Japan in the ratio of robots to factory workers, taking third ...

Tokyo’s airports operate with remarkable precision. At Haneda Airport and Narita International Airport, millions of passengers pass through every year, and rising tourism numbers have intensified the ...

Japan is deploying robot wolves in bear-prone areas to help keep the animals away after a spate of deadly attacks. The so-called Monster Wolf, developed by Hokkaido-based precision machining company ...