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

With nearly 30% of its people aged 65 or over, Japan saw more than 18,000 elderly individuals with dementia wander off in a single year, with tr ...

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries' new prototype robot may not look as human as some of its competitors' machines, and it is ...

As Japan faces a caregiver shortage, a new survey shows that trust, not age, shapes willingness to adopt home-care robots and ...

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

TOKYO -- Japan's Yaskawa Electric is building a U.S. factory for robots equipped with artificial intelligence, aiming to start production by the fiscal year ending February 2029.

The Japanese automotive industry installed a total of about 13,000 industrial robots in 2024. This is an 11% increase compared to the previous year and the highest level recorded since 2020. These are ...

Robot maker Fanuc jumped 12.98% to top the Nikkei gainers, extending its 18.4% surge this week after announcing a partnership ...

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 ...

Conceptual overview of the vision-based ProTac sensing technology. ProTac can actively switch between proximity and tactile sensing modes, relying on input images captured by inner cameras and a soft ...

In Japan, you can find advanced automated parking systems that fit as many cars as possible into very small spaces. They are ...