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ROBOTS

Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
Oct 31, 2014
Off-court distractions create additional challenges for Tsukuba Robots
Usually, the first few weeks of any sports league's season should be happy, exciting times as both the teams and fans had eagerly anticipated its arrival.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 29, 2014
NBL executive Yamaya steps down; president Maruo plans to quit
NBL executive Takashi Yamaya stepped down as chief operating officer, while league president Mitsuru Maruo also expressed his intention of resigning, the league announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 16, 2014
At Japan Robot Week, mechanical barista treats visitors to coffee
If people visit Kawada Industries Inc.'s booth at the Japan Robot Week exhibition, the firm will serve them a cup of coffee — not from a human barista, but from a robot.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2014
Visitors get served by next-generation barista at Japan Robot Week
If people visit Kawada Industries Inc.'s booth at Japan Robot Week, which kicked off Wednesday, the firm will serve them a cup of coffee — not from a human barista but from a robot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2014
Japan Robot Week offers new approaches to nursing care
Japan Robot Week kicked off Wednesday with a major Tokyo exhibition showcasing new technologies for everything from communications and remote video monitoring to disaster response.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 12, 2014
Rattlesnake repertoire boosts snakelike robot's skills
How do you make a better snake robot? You study snakes, of course.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / SEEN AT CEATEC
Oct 7, 2014
Omron's ping-pong robot built to rally
Seeking a ping pong partner who never tires? Omron Corp. might have granted your wish with a robot unveiled Tuesday that can continuously rally — or at least until its batteries run out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / SEEN AT CEATEC
Oct 7, 2014
Toshiba unveils a humanoid robot that could be a sign of the times
If you visit the Toshiba booth at CEATEC this week you’ll be greeted by ChihiraAico, who can communicate in sign language . . . and who just happens to be an android.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 25, 2014
Murata unveils cheerleader robots that really are team players
Murata Manufacturing Co. unveiled a group of "next-generation" robots Thursday that are shaped like miniature cheerleaders, can communicate with one another and move in a swarm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2014
Developers urged to concoct apps to tap SoftBank robot's potential
Software engineers converge on Tokyo's Shibuya district to hear why they should develop apps for SoftBank's robot Pepper.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2014
Rise of the machines? Tiny robot horde swarms to form shapes
They look vaguely like miniature hockey pucks skittering along on three pinlike metal legs, but a swarm of small robots called Kilobots at a laboratory at Harvard University is making a little bit of history for automatons everywhere.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 9, 2014
Bryerly Long: 'I'm still learning to accept the unknown'
'Sometimes people take themselves too seriously and, in reality, we invent our own characters. Who we are changes with time.'
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WORLD
Jul 31, 2014
Israeli troops, using sniffer dogs and robots, hunt for Gaza tunnels
Israeli Col. Tomer was literally tipped off to the tunnel snaking under a Palestinian village when the tank-churned earth gave way under the weight of one of his behemoth bulldozers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2014
Robots can solve labor woes: Son
Employing all-purpose robots endowed with artificial intelligence as a workforce in the manufacturing industry is the solution to staving off any impending labor shortage in Japan, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Jul 13, 2014
Cyberdyne's HAL suits give lift to mobility-challenged
Robotics engineer Yoshiyuki Sankai, 56, has been driven by his passion for innovative technology for about half a century.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2014
The age of intelligent robots
When a chatbot can convince judges at Britain's Royal Society that it is a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy with limited English skills, it may be time to worry about a computer taking your job.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2014
Humanoid robot exhibit opens in Tokyo
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) on Tuesday unveiled three humanoid robots that are to be put on display so visitors can interact with them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 18, 2014
SoftBank unveils Android-like OS for robots
Billionaire Masayoshi Son wants to create Android for robots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2014
SoftBank subsidiary aims to become player in robotics operating systems
Asratec Corp. said Wednesday it has started offering an operating system for use in the manufacture of robots, and plans to sell a microcomputer board to help amateur enthusiasts build robots on their own.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 10, 2014
U.S. FDA approves 'Star Wars' robotic arm for amputees
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a robotic arm for amputees that can perform multiple simultaneous movements, a huge advance over the metal hook currently in use.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Ride-hailing restrictions to be eased during 2025 Osaka Expo
A venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka
Foxconn's interest in Nissan said to be on hold amid Honda merger talks
Foxconn’s pause in its pursuit of Nissan is the latest development in the unexpected emergence of two suitors for the ailing Japanese carmaker.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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