Sushi-making robots, playmate robots, robotic wombs, sex robots and babysitting robots — all are either already on the market or being developed in Japan. “Robots have become incorporated into daily ...

Sure enough, Japanese makers are catching on, launching low-cost robots like Tomy's $300 i-Sobot, a toy-like hobby robot that comes with 17 motors, can recognize spoken words and can be remote ...

The market for service robots in Japan is booming. Research firm Fuji Keizai predicts that by 2030, the industry will be worth more than ¥400 billion ($2.7 billion), nearly three times its 2024 ...

TOKYO: Some robot-loving Japanese are tinkering with screwdrivers and motors instead of heading to the beach or hot springs during this nation's "Golden Week" holidays. "Alcnon?" gives a jerky ...