Seven-Eleven Japan and Telexistence Partner to Pioneer Humanoid Robots with Generative AI ...

A partnership with tech company Telexistence is combining robotics and generative AI to try to address staffing challenges.

In 2000, Honda of Japan developed the world’s first humanoid (human-shaped) robot, ‘ASIMO,’ which drew global attention. However, it easily fell over and lacked proper functionality. It received harsh ...

SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics unit reflects billionaire Masayoshi Son's renewed interest in robots. The company ...

They're called carebots.

AFP reports that the newly deployed robot, mounted on a truck that can drive on rails, is operated remotely by a human sitting in a cockpit on the truck. The operator "sees" through the robot's eyes ...

A Japanese company based out of Osaka has created a bath pod that washes you automatically, likened to a ‘human washing ...

Humanoid robots are more vulnerable to ethical issues due to their resemblance to humans. A representative example is ...

TOKYO (AP) - Japan has launched the world's first talking humanoid robot "astronaut" toward the International Space Station. Kirobo - derived from the Japanese words for "hope" and "robot" - was among ...

AgiBot, China's arguably most-valued embodied intelligence startup, is ramping up efforts to accelerate application of its ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Dressed in a kimono and smiling, Aiko Chihira greets shoppers at the entrance of Tokyo's Mitsukoshi department store. But Chihira is no regular employee -- she is a humanoid robot.