Japanese startup Ludens AI is showing off two extremely adorable robot companions at CES 2026: Cocomo and Inu.

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 ...

In 2025, the Labubu craze was unescapable. Now, in the first few days of 2026, there’s a new viral obsession — the Mirumi.

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 delivery robot market is still at its initial stage of development and the costs for producing the machines and their operation afterward are still high. Abstract The aging of Japanese society ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - In August, a robot vaguely resembling a kangaroo will begin stacking sandwiches, drinks and ready meals on shelves at a Japanese convenience store in a test its maker, Telexistence, ...

A Tokyo startup created ARCHAX, a $3 million robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the popular mecha-anime series. Bruce Tang from Unsplash Engineers in Japan have developed a colossal ...

After getting tired of waiting for a monster to flatten Tokoyo, a startup Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-meter-tall, four-wheeled robot modeled after the "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the Japanese ...

Japan's civilizing influence takes many forms; in administration, for example, Kanban, Lean, Just-in-time, are all management methods of Japanese origin that have spread worldwide. On the cultural ...

The building which formerly housed The Noble at 704 S. 2nd St. won't be empty for long. In fact, a new concept called Cute Robot Japanese Kitchen is slated to occupy both floors of the building with ...