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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...