Another robot accompanies the diner at their table, taking their order and engaging them in friendly chat about their day or, as is often the case with tourists, their visit to Tokyo.

If robot avatars can help even a small portion of these demographics get into the workplace it could make a big impact, both to their lives and to the country. Professor Takahiro Ueyama, chief ...

The robots that serve customers at Tokyo's Dawn Ver Café are controlled remotely by people who are physically paralysed rather than by artificial intelligence. The cafe has assisted many people ...

Dressed in a kimono and smiling, Aiko Chihira greets shoppers at the entrance of Tokyo's Mitsukoshi department store. But Chihira is no regular employee — she is a humanoid robot. Developed by ...

A robot barista named "Sawyer" makes a coffee at Henn-na Cafe in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2018. The cafe's robot barista brews and serves coffee as the rapidly aging country seeks to adapt to shrinking ...

In the drizzling rain, a green self-driving delivery robot moves through a street in Tokyo. It is on a mission to pick up a meal from a restaurant for an order on Uber Eats. Uber Eats Japan ...

The trial run involving four robots is under way at two stores in the western Tokyo city of Hachioji. Orders are accepted between 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Each delivery costs 330 yen, including tax.

A robot passes a basket containing drinks to a woman in wheelchair during an unveiling event in Tokyo Friday, March 15, 2019. Organizers on Friday showed off robots that will be used at the new ...

Another robot accompanies the diner at their table, taking their order and engaging them in friendly chat about their day or, as is often the case with tourists, their visit to Tokyo.