Tokyo-based Toppan is piloting use of its TransBots digital twin solution for supporting nursing services. TransBots is a digital twin solution employing virtual reality (VR) and computer vision (CV) ...

If the thought of a giant robot bear picking you up doesn’t sound too scary, consider spending your old age in Japan. State-backed research center Riken is developing a bear-like intelligent lifting ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used ...

Japan has a rapidly aging population, along with the longest life expectancy in the world. These two factors combine to create one of the biggest problems the country's healthcare system faces. In the ...

From serving as conversation partners for the elderly to helping people walk again, AI robots are revolutionizing nursing care in Japan. The industry is facing a severe labor shortage, but the robots ...

Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by 2030. The country has become a hotbed for service robotics—from restaurants to nursing homes. Japan is struggling with a rapidly aging ...

The Aeo robot is already helping out in elder care facilities, and now it can disinfect surfaces with UV light and deliver medicine. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before ...

Hospital staff around the world have faced overwhelming workloads during the COVID-19 pandemic. Could humanoid robots help ease that burden? A Hong Kong-based robotics company believes their latest ...