Once again, with its metal innards exposed, Iron walked across the stage in a very human-like way. It’s an extraordinary ...

In 2000, Honda of Japan developed the world’s first humanoid (human-shaped) robot, ‘ASIMO,’ which drew global attention. However, it easily fell over and lacked proper functionality. It received harsh ...

Yukiko Namekata, a resident at an elder care facility in Tokyo run by Zenkoukai, and her caregiver follow the movement of a miniature humanoid robot called PALRO. At top, AIREC, an artificial ...

Japanese electronics maker Murata Manufacturing Co., Waseda University and two other companies teamed up to develop humanoid search and rescue robots as part of a wider effort to revive Japan's ...