As Japan continues to see a rise in dementia patients, the country is actively adopting various advanced IT technologies to ...

Japan uses robots and AI to tackle rising dementia cases and take care of ageing and ailing population.

Japan is turning to robots and AI tracking tech as dementia cases rise and thousands of older residents go missing each year.

Robots designed to utilize artificial intelligence are capturing attention at a trade show showcasing state-of-the-art robot ...

The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

Japanese are more accepting of robots because the native Shinto religion often blurs boundaries between the animate and inanimate, experts say. To the Japanese psyche, the idea of a humanoid robot ...

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...

From demonstrating its rescue capabilities during disasters to busting a move and serving up drinks, the latest advances in ...

Scientists in Japan have made a robot face covered in living, self-healing skin that can smile in a demonstration of a new technique researchers believe could help pave the way for lifelike biohybrid ...

But the tone and pizzazz of IREX has always been provided by the humanoids. It’s a somehow thrilling spectacle to see robots ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to deploy unmanned firefighting robots and other specialized vehicles as part of its efforts to enhance the equipment and machinery used by ...