Robots and drones are a central focus of the Fukushima Innovation Coast concept. The Fukushima Robot Test Field, located in Minamisōma, is a central part of initiatives to attract businesses to ...

Fukushima Prefecture was devastated in the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. These days, the region is a burgeoning hub for robotics. We visited the vast Robot Test Field in Minamisōma, a facility ...

In 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will hold the World Robot Summit (WRS) 2025 in three prefectures, namely Osaka, Fukushima, and Aichi, as an event following on from the ...

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Cheers erupted among students here as a rectangular robot chugged its way noisily up and over a 15-centimeter grade, a preview of the obstacles that await it at the ...

It’s less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot “guide dog” could one day help vision impaired people live with more independence, according to its research ...

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, hopes will ...

TOKYO -- Convenience store giant Seven-Eleven Japan Co. and other firms showed a demonstration experiment to the media on April 20 where a robot rode an elevator to deliver products from an outlet ...