The lander's payload includes a rover from the United Arab Emirates, and a rather cute Japanese robot whose developers include major toymaker Tomy. It's called SORA-Q, and you could be forgiven ...

Japan has long been a leader in robotics technology, particularly in the industrial sphere. Today, though, there is a growing focus on the “human side” of robots, such as their relationship ...

In stark contrast with the chaotic reality of cat owners everywhere, Japanese company Yukai Engineering has developed a cute, tiny ‘robot’ cat that looks after your drink instead. The device, ...

This is actually a ground-up re-imagining of an original work [tobychui] saw from a Japanese maker twelve years ago. That original Kawaii Useless Robot did not have any design details ...

he met "Pepper": a so-called "companion robot" that can read human emotions. Yusuke Abe, a developer at SoftBank robotics, explained what Pepper could do, and why it was proving popular in Japan.

Telexistence, one of the early pioneers in the field, already has avatar robot prototypes in place stocking shelves in a number of Japanese convenience stores. The robots are controlled remotely ...