Start-up firms in the Kansai region in western Japan and the Tokyo metropolitan area have developed robots that follow actions performed by human operators in real time, bringing droids far closer ...

From sci-fi dreams to real-world designs, human-like robots are becoming more lifelike — but is that a good thing? We explore ...

Car manufacturer Honda has been developing walking assist devices since 1999, drawing on studies of the human ... said Japan's affinity for technology and the familiarity of robots in popular ...

I am Pepper," the robot introduces itself, spreading its arms out wide. "I'm your robot. I like humans. Humans are so cute ... But technically, Pepper is an "it." "In Japan, where Pepper is much more ...

Scientists from the University of Tokyo, Japan, have created a human-like fleshy skin in a laboratory, enabling a humanoid ...