Posts tagged Japan

Pepper is Southend Borough Council’s latest employee, helping the town’s citizens communicate and engage with the council better. The robot has been programmed to speak …

Japanese tech manufacturer Next Technology has developed a robotic dog that will sniff your feet and alert you if they’re super-smelly. The robotic dog was …

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota has developed an assistant robot to address the increasingly ageing population. The company explained that a quarter of Japanese citizens are …

Japanese scientists have created a snake robot that stretches 8m in length and is covered in hairs, designed to help rescue workers in disaster zones. Made …

Robots are already used in food stores and soon they’ll be taking over our every shopping experience. Japanese robot named Matey, developed by top tech …

Japanese tech firm NTT DOCOMO has unveiled the world’s first holographic drone, which presents itself as a spherical screen that can fly through the air. …

HHS and MSF Japan have jointly designed a drone that can map areas not previously explored to add to MissingMaps.org. The 3D-printed UAV drone, called …

Panasonic has rolled out its server robots at Tokyo’s main Narita airport, where they are serving foods and drinks to passengers as they pass through. …

Panasonic has invested $60m (£48m) into the Laundroid robot’s development, helping it speed up the process of sorting clean washing into neat piles. Going head-to head …

Toyota has announced a tiny, 10cm robot that has been designed to show off the latest AI technologies. The company’s Kirobo Mini is described as a …