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Is there anything that would make you prouder to be an American than seeing an American-built robot defeat a giant Japanese robot in an epic battle? Japan, of course, is the world capital of ...

the giant robots of Gundam. Four decades after the sci-fi anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" debuted on Japanese television, plastic models lifted from the saga are as popular as ever. Toymaker ...

Japan’s population is the oldest in the world ... technology from space exploration to build an AI-assisted farming robot. “In the past 20 years or so, 50% of the farmers have retired ...

he met "Pepper": a so-called "companion robot" that can read human emotions. Yusuke Abe, a developer at SoftBank robotics, explained what Pepper could do, and why it was proving popular in Japan.

Meanwhile, a giant mechanical claw will ... More from Travel The Henn'na Hotel in Japan has found a way to make service more efficient: they employ robots. But not to worry, the staff there ...

Electronics giant Panasonic has also joined ... such robots become a common sight on the streets of Japan. One is traffic safety. While the robots are equipped with a range of safety mechanisms ...