Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from ...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to ...

A third grader in this western Japan city who dreams of becoming a robot engineer in the future has successfully passed the ...

The experts warn Japan of a labor shortage clocking in at around 11 million within the next 15 years. Another institute ...

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's rapidly ageing population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers.

Humanoid robots that walk around on two legs have been attracting attention and money, but they are still a long way off from ...

Japan is now testing a humanoid robot, called AIREC (AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care), to assist in elderly care. The 149kg bot recently demonstrated its capabilities by gently rolling a man on ...

The collaboration will bring Hong Kong-listed UBTech’s robots to customers of Easyhome, one of China’s best-known furniture retail chains.

Japan is the world's most advanced aging society with a falling birth rate, dwindling working-age population and restrictive immigration policies.