The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and ...

Japan’s government is actively pushing robots into jobs that workers increasingly refuse to do, from lifting elderly patients in nursing homes to running repetitive tasks at rural factories. The ...

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...