Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to ...

The experts warn Japan of a labor shortage clocking in at around 11 million within the next 15 years. Another institute ...

The Japanese launch will be small to start — just 10 robots for now, with plans to expand over time. Meanwhile, Avride is scaling in the United States as well. Today, the company has about 100 ...

I think there is a bit of wishful thinking in both the UK and Japan about the potential of robots. It makes much ... automatic vacuum cleaners or home security systems, for example.

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan’s rapidly ageing population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers. "Given ...