At this stage of the robotics race, it's probably fair to assume that a few of us have a bit of humanoid malaise. After all, ...

Preferred Networks has big plans to use deep learning to fix "real-world" issues — with the end goal of going global. The company has ventured into industries as varied as trucking, health care and ...

Picture a robot. What comes to mind? Perhaps a droid from Star Wars or The Jetsons: a machine that can move, speak and perform tasks all by itself. Or maybe your imagination jumps to humanoid robots à ...

Home-care robots hold significant potential in empowering older adults. Researchers from Chiba University, Japan, assess factors influencing the willingness to use home-care robots among caregivers ...

As humanoid robots move from labs into homes, stores, and warehouses, a simple question is gaining urgency: who teaches them ...

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...

Faced with an aging population and labor shortages, Japanese businesses are increasingly relying on service robots to supplement their workforce, according to Bloomberg. Research firm Fuji Keizai ...