The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other ...

In Japan, robots are more than mere gadgetry--they're practically family. Unlike the U.S., where the icons of a dawning era of robots tend to be either the faceless, Frisbee-shaped, floor-scrubbing ...

There's no doubt that robotics is going to experience unprecedented growth over the next decade as the world becomes more automated, but certain countries have been leading the charge towards that ...

South Korea's trade watchdog on Thursday made a preliminary decision to impose up to 43.6 percent anti-dumping tariffs on ...

FRANKFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Industrial Robot installation in Japan rose by +9% and reached 50,413 units in 2022. This result is exceeding the pre-pandemic level of 49,908 units in 2019. Japan ...

Japan's delivery robot market is still at its initial stage of development and the costs for producing the machines and their operation afterward are still high. Abstract The aging of Japanese society ...

People strolling around Tokyo recently may have glimpsed the unusual sight of a tourist wearing a robot on their shoulder. The robot, built by local robotics firm OryLab and called OriHime, offers ...

Fuelled by state subsidies and industrial strategy, China’s factories now employ over two million robots, more than the rest ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Sushi-making robots, playmate robots, robotic wombs, sex robots and babysitting robots — all are ...

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming ...

China is making and installing factory robots at a far greater pace than any other country, with the United States a distant ...