A Japanese technology startup has developed a new device to transmit full-body movements and physical strength. H2L’s “Capsule Interface” technology aims to create immersive shared experiences between ...

A pair of swiveling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an ...

Research in Japan shows that openness and trust are key to accepting home-care robots, impacting willingness to share personal data for development purposes.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used ...

Called "avatars" by the Kyoto Prefecture-based ATR team, the robots will be used during the expo in the "Future of Life" ...

Yukiko Namekata, a resident at an elder care facility in Tokyo run by Zenkoukai, and her caregiver follow the movement of a miniature humanoid robot called PALRO. At top, AIREC, an artificial ...

Robots have never felt as close to becoming a part of everyday life as they do today. Their widespread use now seems likely in the near future. But as technology advances, important social questions ...

Japan, home to the world's fastest-aging population, is turning to robots to help fill a massive care gap. By 2040, the ...

Will AI need a body to come close to human-like intelligence? But these aren’t just speculative questions anymore. Roboticists today are wrestling with the question of whether artificial intelligence ...