4+ hour, 59+ min ago   (223+ words) An artificial intelligence exhibition is underway in Tokyo and physical AI is taking center stage. The technology can make decisions on its own, allowing robots and machines to act autonomously. About 100 companies providing AI-related technologies and services are taking part…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (90+ words) Humanoid robots fight for sports glory nhk.or.jp Humanoid robots fight for sports glory The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing brings together 2,000 robots from 16 countries as they fight for sporting glory. The five-day event includes table tennis, soccer…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (152+ words) A team from the University of Hong Kong has won an annual robot performance competition sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Sixteen teams from 15 countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region competed in ABU Robocon in Hong Kong on Sunday....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (206+ words) A humanoid robot has beaten the human world record for the 100-meter sprint at an event in China. The second World Humanoid Robot Games got underway in Beijing on Saturday. The Chinese capital's municipal government and other entities are hosting…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (139+ words) US announces import ban on foreign-made humanoid robots nhk.or.jp The United States has announced a ban on imports of foreign-made humanoid robots, a move apparently aimed at China Beijing has denounced the move, as China has a major…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (64+ words) Nvidia CEO: AI, robotics can help revitalize Japan's economy nhk.or.jp Nvidia CEO: AI, robotics can help revitalize Japan's economy US semiconductor giant Nvidia's CEO suggests AI and robotics can help Japan revitalize its economy in the face of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (240+ words) A newly launched Japanese company says it will develop core technologies for physical AI by leveraging computing infrastructure equipped with US semiconductor giant Nvidia's latest chips. Physical AI operates robots and other systems by perceiving surroundings and making autonomous decisions....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (152+ words) SoftBank's Son predicts 100 trillion AI agents by 2040 nhk.or.jp The head of Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group says AI agents that can do tasks autonomously are likely to be in wide use within 15 years Son Masayoshi set out his…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (136+ words) Mitsubishi Motors has teamed up with a Japanese startup to mass produce humanoid robots. The automaker plans to use the machines in its factories and sell them to other businesses. The partners say they aim to develop robots that work…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (225+ words) Japan's industry ministry says it aims to introduce about 10 million AI-equipped robots across 18 sectors by 2040 amid the country's growing labor shortage. Physical AI, which can autonomously respond to its surroundings, had previously been difficult to apply in fields such as…...