Narita International Airport launched a demonstration trial on Monday for Panasonic robot HOSPI to improve passenger service ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. I HOSPI is a robot that..
Robotics
ArticlesPanasonic today unveiled the desktop companion robot with human-like movements and communication skills at CES 2017. The robot has a cover that looks like an egg shell, which the robot can open..
Yamaha Motor announced today that it has developed the new “Advanced Robotics Automation Platform.” This integrated control robot system enables building advanced automated production lines at low cost, in short time frames,..
Pawbo today announced the release of the new Pawbo+ interactive wireless pet camera with treat dispensing and laser pointing capabilities. Pawbo+ is designed for pet owners that have to leave their cats..
Incheon International Airport will deploy 15 robots to handle baggage, customer service and cleaning duties late this year. The airport will deploy 15 robots for a trial run until August 2017. Five..
Suzuki signed a corporate partnership agreement with Hakuto, the first privately funded lunar exploration team from Japan to challenge the Google Lunar XPRIZE. To accomplish the mission of Google Lunar XPRIZE, which..
At today’s Asus Zenvolution press event at Computex, Asus unveiled Zenbo – its new personal assistant robot for home use. As per the press release, Asus Zenbo can help seniors to enjoy..
Cyberdyne and Keio University School of Medicine has concluded a partnership memorandum of understanding, in order to advance and accelerate the world’s first, cutting-edge research project and to realize medical innovations for..
Sharp Robotic phone RoBoHoN developed in collaboration with Tomotaka Takahashi, Project Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology and CEO of robot development company Robo..
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten – one of the World’s largest e-commerce firms is testing drones for delivering refreshments directly to golfers along the course. Rakuten will start the service in May for..