‘No one’s raising their hand’: Japan’s labor crisis is making the case for robots taking the jobs you don’t want

Japan is looking to become the dominant source of robotics by 2040, expedited by an aging population and a growing need for ...

In Japan, the robot isn’t coming for your job; it’s filling the one nobody wants

Driven by labor shortages, Japan is pushing physical AI from pilot projects into real-world deployment.

AI enters religion: ‘Robot monk’ in Japan goes viral, delivers Buddhist sermons at Kyoto temple

AI-powered ‘Buddharoid’ robot monk unveiled at Shoren-in Temple in Kyoto goes viral, sparking global debate on the role of artificial intelligence in religion and the future of spiritual teachings.
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Japanese researchers threatened to cut off a robot's finger to see if humans would care

Machines already occupy intimate places in our lives — and depending on whether software like Siri is functioning like we want it to, machines can often seem like friends or foes. But do we actually ...

30 Years Ago, Robots Learned to Walk Without Falling

PO, the human-cyborg-relations android from Star Wars. C-3PO was designed to assist humans in communicating with robots and ...

That McDonald’s Robot Video Isn’t What It Looks Like

Did you see a viral video recently claiming that McDonald’s was testing out robot workers at its stores? The video was picked ...