For many people, the future inspires nightmare visions of a "robopocalypse," a time when humans become subjugated by their own creations: robot overlords that possess superior physical and ...

At first glance, it’s just another Japanese robot experiment. But this café is different. The robots are controlled in real-time by people with disabilities, turning a pop-up into a groundbreaking ...

TOKYO, Sept. 1 (UPI) --Toy fans of all ages and industry professionals braved the searing heat of August's final weekend to attend the 2025 International Tokyo Toy Show and see the latest trends in ...

Robots that recognize your voice or remember what you look like. Robots that play musical instruments. Robots that shake your hand and know up to 10,000 words -- in Japanese. All of these futuristic ...

People strolling around Tokyo recently may have glimpsed the unusual sight of a tourist wearing a robot on their shoulder. The robot, built by local robotics firm OryLab and called OriHime, offers ...

Sharp Corp's "Poketomos, or pocket friends, are tiny robots that can fit in a large jacket pocket or purse, and Sharp touts that they can talk with their owners and remember personal details. They ...