For many people, the future inspires nightmare visions of a "robopocalypse," a time when humans become subjugated by their own creations: robot overlords that possess superior physical and ...

Feeling anxious about going to school? A school district in Kumamoto, Japan thinks it might have a solution. According to the Japanese newspaper The Mainichi, the southwestern Japanese city will soon ...

TOKYO — At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust. Hooked up ...

When children are chronically ill and unable to attend school, it’s not just the illness that can be debilitating — the separation from the classroom and friends can also take a toll. For young people ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh laughed as she interacted with robots during a visit to Japan. Sophie visited Miraikan, National ...

The International Tokyo Toy Show has opened with a spotlight on AI-powered gadgets and products aimed as much at adults as at ...

The national "Mekamogura" robot competition took place in the city of Yamagata from August 23 to 24. This year marked its fourth edition. Mekamogura was developed based on work robots used for ...