Actroid DER-2 is another humanoid creation from Kokoro Dreams. This robot is designed to simulate a twenty-something Japanese female for using as a model or as an automated secretary in an office ...

Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and robot design company Kokoro have created male and female robot nurses in a bid to address patient needs in hospitals where ...

Created by research scientists at the Tokyo University of Science, Saya is a robot designed to look like a middle-aged Japanese woman. Originally built to serve as an advanced automated receptionist ...

As tech catches up somewhat with fiction and fantasy, here’s an updated lexicon of robot-related terms from the real world so you can get with the programme. Actroid: The term for a robot designed to ...

A division of the Sanrio Group, Kokoro, specializes in designing and manufacturing robots. Their first freakishly human-like robot, the Actroid DER, provided services welcoming guests at numerous ...

“Pepper” the robot, a humanoid robot designed to welcome and take care of visitors and patients, holds the hand of a new born baby next to his mother at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium, June 16 ...

As humanity heads ever closer to the singularity, the technological advances in humanoid robots are starting to speed up. We might be a long way from Netflix's Altered Carbon stylistic future, but ...

There's a new addition to Disney World's Hall of President's attraction: An animatronic President Trump. In a year of deep division, contentious politics, and escalating tensions, it's nice to find ...

For years, the U.S. has experienced a shortage of registered nurses. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that while the number of nurses will increase by 19 percent by 2022, demand will grow ...

A Japanese amusement park is turning the fears of a robot-run world into a family friendly attraction. Guests at Huis Ten Bosch will soon be able to enjoy okyonomiyaki prepared by a robotic chef, ...