Robot inspired by ‘Space Odyssey’ to take on the burden of laundry
ntntttnnttttt Hate doing laundry? Shin Sakane has a solution. The Japanese inventor received ¥6 billion ($53 million) from partners, including...
Health News Blog
Robot expresses human emotions
ntnn n n n n n n ntttttttttttt A humanoid robot called KOBIAN that can express seven emotions using bodily...
RoBoHoN: Part phone, part robot, and Sharp’s bet for the next big thing
ntntttnnttttt Since making its first public appearance last October, Sharp Corp.’s humanoid robot smartphone, RoBoHoN, has created a lot of...
Robo-chefs and fashion-bots on show in Tokyo
ntttttttttttt Forget the Transformers and Astroboy: Japan’s latest robots don’t save the world — they cook snacks, play with your...
‘Robo cart’ leads shoppers to items while practicing social distancing
n n SAITAMA–A “robotic shopping cart” being developed by researchers here can lead elderly people to items they’re searching for...
Robo-adviser startup eyes Japanese millennials’ spare change
nnttttt Like their peers overseas, Japan’s millennials aren’t known for squirreling away their money. Kazuhisa Shibayama is trying to change...
‘Road to space’: billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt
n n n n n n n n VAN HORN, Texas, –Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, soared some 66.5...
Risk of strong Pacific quake still high; Tokyo gets 47% rating
n n The likelihood of a powerful earthquake striking over the next 30 years remains high along Pacific coastal areas...
Rising tide of criticism threatens to inundate Facebook
nttnttntttnttttntttttttttnttttttntttttttnttttttttntttttttn n n n n n ntttttttFacebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before the House Financial Services...
Rising startups in Japan this week: Sansan, Axelspace, and more
Which are the startups coming out of Japan that are about to make a big impact? In this regular post,...