Videos showing an 18-metre (59-foot) robot in the Japanese harbour city of Yokohama have entranced the Twitterverse, pulling in more than 6 million views in the past week.

SoftBank's robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by California-based Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and a new socially distanced ...

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China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...

TOKYO, September 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Telexistence Inc. (TX) and Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. (SEJ) have entered into a partnership to jointly develop, validate, and introduce humanoid robots ...

Seven-Eleven Japan and Telexistence Partner to Pioneer Humanoid Robots with Generative AI ...

China is making and installing factory robots at a far greater pace than any other country, with the United States a distant third, further strengthening the East Asian nation’s already dominant ...

In the business district of Tokyo’s Nihonbashi, groups of tourists are on guided tours of the area. But rather than being accompanied by a person, they’re being shown around by a shoulder-mounted ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh laughed as she interacted with robots during a visit to Japan. Sophie visited Miraikan, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, in Tokyo on Saturday and laughed as ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh interacts with a robot during a visit to Miraikan, The National Museum of Emerging Science in Tokyo (Jane Barlow/PA) The Duchess of Edinburgh laughed as she interacted with ...