By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Robotics startup Skild AI, backed by Amazon.com and Japan's SoftBank Group, on Tuesday unveiled a ...

Japan is a world leader in robotics technology, and the government is trumpeting robotics as a pillar of its growth strategy. Robots have long been used here in manufacturing.

STORY: This is ARCHAX, a giant robot from Japan The 15-foot tall 'Gundam'-like robot is controlled from a cockpit And it could one day be yours for around $3 million [Ryo Yoshida, CEO of Tsubame ...

Hiroshi Ishiguro's 28-centimetre-tall button-eyed Sota, which stands for "social talker," is programmed to mainly talk with a fellow robot, and won't be trying too hard to understand human speech ...

It resembles a malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway's new humanoid employee was designed with nothing more sinister than a spot of painting and gardening in mind.

In Japan, best known for robots such as Sony Corp.’s robotic Aibu dog and Honda Motor Co.’s chummy Asimo, development tends to foster domestic uses.

TOKYO: A Transformers-style, humanoid robot that can shape shift into a sports car in about 60 seconds was unveiled in Japan on Wednesday.