Kimiya Ishikawa, chief executive of Silver Wing Social Care Corporation which runs Shintomi, said Japan's affinity for technology and the familiarity of robots ... to try it out first." ...

In Japan, robots are often assumed to be a natural ... and wiggle its tail when users pet and talk to it. At first, care workers were quite happy with the robot. However, difficulties soon emerged.

A team of international researchers has now developed the first universal model that ... affect the willingness to use care robots. Countries like Japan are experiencing declining birth rates ...

The technology could help develop lifelike humanoid biohybrid robots. LONDON AND TOKYO -- Scientists in Japan have made a robot face covered in living, self-healing skin that can smile in a ...

Slowly but steadily an 83-year-old woman marched up and down the corridor with a device strapped around her waist and attached to each leg. Sensors in the exoskeleton detected the movement of her ...