TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday displayed a pair of two-legged humanoid robots that can operate in harsh conditions as the country prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions prepares for the next ...

This got to be a pretty familiar trope with the iPhone in Japan: It’s just not advanced enough, since it’s missing things like bill payments, RFID, mobile TV and ...

BEIJING--What was billed as the world’s first android half-marathon was held here on April 19. The androids got off to a staggered start from 7:30 a.m. and the first non-human c ...

KITAKYUSHU, Japan--They may be the most efficient workers in the world. But in the global downturn, they are having a tough time finding jobs. Japan's legions of robots, the world's largest fleet of ...

Osaka, Japan – Robots able to display human emotion have long been a mainstay of science fiction stories. Now, Japanese researchers have been studying the mechanical details of real human facial ...