A new Japanese tech company has developed sensor technology allowing robots to work with humans, with greater autonomous dexterity and flexibility.
Robots are finding their place in responding to the needs of a population that is aging and increasingly feeling isolated.
The debate continues, however: Do attacks on enemy drones violate Japan’s basic security posture that force be used “exclusively for defense”?
Medical science is advancing with research pioneered at Hokkaido University on super bots capable of swimming in blood to deliver medicine and perform other microscopic tasks.
It was a year when the economy survived while technology thrived, reminding us that science doesn’t stop, even during a health crisis.
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In the time of COVID-19, we are all becoming more anxious about interacting with others. What if inadvertently the shopkeeper at the supermarketーor your...
In the not-so-distant past, having robots to welcome guests in a hotel would have seemed futuristic and impersonal. But then came COVID-19, and robots...
In robot-loving Japan, automation is changing the landscape of everyday life. Robot shop clerks greet perusing customers, and automatons take latte orders. Lonely residents, on the other hand, are looking...
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By The Sankei Shimbun On July 24, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the creation of new foreign worker recruitment policy for Japan, set...
