Japan is grappling with a fast-growing dementia crisis as thousands of older people wander from their homes each year. Police data shows that more than 18,000 dementia patients went missing in 2023, ...

Japan's ageing population is putting strain on national budgets and society as a whole, but researchers are developing ...

Researchers from Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba in Japan have come up with a novel way for people to experience animal affection and assess its impact on ...

From demonstrating its rescue capabilities during disasters to busting a move and serving up drinks, the latest advances in ...

As Japan faces a caregiver shortage, a new survey shows that trust, not age, shapes willingness to adopt home-care robots and ...

But the tone and pizzazz of IREX has always been provided by the humanoids. It’s a somehow thrilling spectacle to see robots ...

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday it has unveiled its first mass-produced mobility robot platform, designed ...

In Japan, you can find advanced automated parking systems that fit as many cars as possible into very small spaces. They are ...

Dubbed the “human washer of the future,” the machine was one of the most talked-about attractions during the six-month-long ...

Back in August, Electronic Products told the story of a robot that provides concierge services at the Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, CA. As one might expect, the trend of using robots for tasks that have ...

Machines already occupy intimate places in our lives — and depending on whether software like Siri is functioning like we want it to, machines can often seem like friends or foes. But do we actually ...