Japanese scientists bring robots to life with living skin

Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Biohybrid Systems Laboratory successfully attached live, self-healing skin to a robot’s...

South Korea records its first robot ‘suicide’

Nearly a year into its operations, the first civil servant robot of Gumi City, South Korea, was discovered unresponsive after falling down a...

Watch: Robot dog plays with real dog in India

A video showing a robot dog created by an Indian tech company interacting with real dogs at a tech festival in India has gone viral on Insta...

Uber Eats’ little green robots begin delivering food in Tokyo

Uber Eats Japan deployed its little green robot delivery service in Tokyo on Wednesday, making Japan the second country to receive the deliv...

Watch: Waitress in China goes viral for her robotic-like movements

Videos of a waitress in China with robotic-like movements have gone viral on social media. The viral videos: In one of the videos reposted o...

Japanese artist calls out Beyonce over robotic look in ‘Renaissance’ tour

Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama has called out Beyonce for her visuals in her “Renaissance” tour, raising speculations that he is accusing t...

Chinese scientists develop AI robot that could make oxygen on Mars

Previous studies have established the existence of large amounts of water on Mars, most of which exist in the form of ice ...

Behind TikTok’s creepy ‘uncanny valley’ makeup trend

First coined by roboticist Masahiro Mori, “uncanny valley” describes the discomfort people feel when faced with entities that ar...

A Japanese start-up is selling a 14-feet-tall Gundam-like robot suit for $3 million

Japanese robotics company Tsubame Industries has created a 14.8-feet-tall robot called Archax, which resembles the robot from classic anime ...

Japanese city eyes robots to attend classes for students with anxiety issues

A city in southwest Japan plans to let robots attend classes in place of students who miss them due to anxiety, stress and other mental heal...

Socially connected people are likelier to see robots as having human traits: study

New research has found that individuals who are more connected socially are likely to experience robot anthropomorphism, or humans viewing r...

Video: Xiaomi unveils 2nd-gen, AI-powered CyberDog that can do flawless skateboard backflips

Chinese conglomerate Xiaomi officially unveiled the next iteration of its robot dog companion last week. Pulling the covers: Xiaomi unveiled...

These AI-powered robotic pets from China are now for sale

Experts noted that while AI pets can provide companionship with minimal maintenance, they cannot replicate the intricate experiences that co...

‘Robots and humans can coexist’: Robot conducts orchestra for the first time in S. Korea

An android robot conducted an orchestra for the first time in Seoul on Friday. The performance: The robot, EveR 6, led the country’s nationa...

Want four extra arms? Japanese scientists create wearable, spider-like robotic appendages

“In the future, we might see wings growing out of people’s backs, or drones attached to people” ...

Watch: Robot from the University of Texas at Austin makes instant ramen

The University of Texas at Austin’s Human Centered Robotics Laboratory (HCRL) has shared a video featuring its latest DRACO 3 bipedal robot ...

A robot will be conducting an orchestra for the first time in S. Korea

For the first time in South Korea, a robot will conduct an orchestra show.  About the robot: The android robot, known as EveR 6, was develop...

Woman videoed angrily smashing robot in Chinese hospital garners sympathy online

In a video widely circulating on social media, a Chinese woman can be seen destroying a robot at a hospital. The footage, which was uploaded...

Japan creates laughing robot that can ‘coexist alongside people’

A team of researchers led by Inoue Koji, an assistant professor at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Informatics in Japan, recentl...

Robot dog outfitted with machine gun in Russia brings us closer to real-life ‘Black Mirror’

A robot dog modified to include a machine gun on the top half of its body has captured the attention of the internet with its sophisticated...

South Korea’s largest airport to get robots that deliver your food and drinks to your seat at gate

South Korean food delivery app Baemin announced on Friday that it will be launching a robot delivery service for Incheon International Airp...

Japanese robot preacher that cost $1 million delivers sermons at Buddhist temple in Kyoto

Inside of a Buddhist temple in Japan resides a 6-foot-4-inch robot named “Mindar” modeled after the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kannon, to d...

Japanese scientists grow living, self-healing human skin that can be put on robots

Scientists have developed living human skin for robots that looks and moves like real skin. The skin is also capable of self-repair and rep...

Smaller than a flea: Northwestern engineers create the world’s smallest remote-controlled walking robots

Engineers at Northwestern University developed the world’s smallest remote-controlled, walking robots. The robots, which are about half a ...

Watch: Japanese robot trained to peel bananas carefully without squishing them

Researchers in Japan have unveiled a robot that has been trained to carefully peel bananas without crushing them. The dual-armed robot has...

Japanese robotics company solves empty stadium dilemma with 100-humanoid-robot cheerleading squad

The official Instagram account of Guinness World Records has posted a video of 100 humanoid robots performing a synchronized cheerleading ro...

Chinese tech company unveils ‘Little White Dragon’ pony robot that kids can ride

On Tuesday, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Xpeng Motors unveiled its first smart vehicle, a four-legged robot pony that children...

‘White Savior’?: Lawyer of all-girls Afghan robotics team demands Oklahoma woman stop taking credit for their rescue

A lawyer representing an all-girls robotics team who fled Afghanistan has sent a formal cease-and-desist letter to an Oklahoma woman to stop...

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dogs Just Danced to BTS and We’re Obsessed

A seven-member group of Spot robots is taking on BTS with a short dance performance of the K-pop supergroup’s 2020 song, “IONIQ: I’m O...

Japanese Researchers Create Robot Hand to Simulate Walking With a Girlfriend

A team of researchers in Japan has developed a robotic hand that mimics the experience of “walking with a girlfriend.” The robot...

Robots Take Over Korean Burger Restaurant to Keep Social Distancing

In a bid to minimize person-to-person interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, a burger joint in South Korea is replacing human staffers wi...

Japanese Stores Now Use Robot Workers to Stock Empty Shelves

Convenience stores in Japan are now deploying remote-controlled robots that can stock empty shelves with bottled drinks and other items. &nb...

Robot Dogs Now Patrol Singapore to Tell People to Social Distance

In an effort to halt the further spread of COVID-19, Singapore has deployed a robot dog to encourage people in green spaces to keep their di...

Japanese University Uses Robot Surrogates to Hold Graduation

A university in Japan gave its students the opportunity to attend their graduation from their home by letting them control avatar robots as ...

American and German Robots Lose Jobs to Asian Robots at Adidas

Adidas will abandon its robot-staffed factories in the U.S. and Germany, moving some of the technology to Asia starting later this year. The...

China Deploys First AI Robot Police That Tackles Criminals And Now We’re Living in ‘Black Mirror’

The city of Handan in China’s Hebei province has unleashed its futuristic robot police force that is equipped with the latest artificial int...