A recent Japanese study tried to teach an advanced android how and when to respond to shared laughter - a social skill for advancing human-robot interaction ...

Two female robots spoke to the audience in Japanese, and the younger android stated that she hoped she could have her own TV program one day, then went on to flawlessly read a news story about a ...

KYOTO, Japan — The robot appeared in the hotel hallway as if out of nowhere, R2D2-sized, silently rolling, on a mission of undetermined nature from its robot overlords. A group of us Yankee ...

YOKOHAMA- A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster “Avatar” one step closer to reality.

Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Waseda University, and Fujitsu have developed a novel way to make robots ...

In Japan, robots are starting to run, jump and even trip the light fantastic-sometimes literally. At a recent expo in Tokyo, for example, four Sony Corp.

Dive into the intriguing world of Japan's cutting-edge technology, where robots play a crucial role in maintaining the ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan At the Robodex show here this week Japanese companies unwrapped platforms and supporting technology designed to make robots a mainstream consumer electronics market. Their goal is to ...