Japan unveils its first AI buddhist monk robot as Kyoto University researchers turn to technology to support temples facing ...

Researchers at Kyoto University have developed Buddharoid. This is an AI-powered humanoid robot designed to act like a Buddhist priest, amid Japan’s priest shortage.

Researchers in Japan have unveiled Buddharoid, an AI-powered robot monk designed to support shrinking Buddhist communities as ...

A new humanoid robot developed by Kyoto University researchers offers Buddhist guidance and rituals, addressing Japan's ...

The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other products with mechanical precision, and cleans and mops the floor whenever ...

Japan’s biggest convenience store chain has started trials of robot workers in an effort to address a serious worker shortage in the country. A 7-Eleven shop in Tokyo will be the first to test the ...

A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear ...

University of Kyoto says the machine can answer sensitive questions that people may feel hesitant to share with other humans.

In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan's aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care), the system recently demonstrated its ability to ...

Japan has deployed snake-like robots to remove Fukushima nuclear debris and boost decommissioning efforts. Cleaning up the Fukushima nuclear power plant is a difficult task that will take decades ...

This is the first iRobot product rollout since the company emerged from a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in January.