Japan Robot Hotel Ready to Welcome Its First Human Guests From the receptionist to the porter, the aptly named Weird Hotel in southwestern Japan "manned" almost totally by robots. Get more news ...

TOKYO – Japan’s first robot bartender has begun serving up drinks in a Tokyo pub in a test that could usher in a wave of automation in restaurants and shops struggling to hire staff in an agi… ...

SASEBO, Japan — From the receptionist that does the check-in and check-out to the porter that’s an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly cal… ...

Watch Now: You can watch the new CBSN Originals documentary, "Replacing Humans: Robots Among Us," in the video player above. It will also air on CBSN on Sunday at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET, and at 2 a ...

A humanoid has human-like characteristics such as arms, legs and a head – but is designed to look like a robot. Pepper first began appearing in Tokyo stores last year.

Replacing Humans | Robots Among Us 35:16 ... Social robots. Pepper, the world's first commercially available social robot, ... "Here in Japan, robots are seen as more than just a tool or utility.

In a milestone for robot-human relations, the talking Japanese robot Kirobo had its first conversation with an astronaut in space. Astronaut Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...

A humanoid has human-like characteristics such as arms, legs and a head – but is designed to look like a robot. Pepper first began appearing in Tokyo stores last year.