Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a ...

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

Humanoid robots that walk around on two legs have been attracting attention and money, but they are still a long way off from ...

In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan’s aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven ...

The AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care (AIREC) was designed by a team of researchers at Waseda University to carry out ...

Diplomatic Courier staff writer Stephanie Gull brings you three under–the–radar stories from Asia: robots in the Beijing ...

Japan is the world's most advanced aging society with a falling birth rate, dwindling working-age population and restrictive ...

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.

The 150-kg AI-driven humanoid robot called Airec is a prototype future “caregiver” for Japan’s rapidly ageing population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers. “Given our highly advanced ageing ...