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the giant robots of Gundam. Four decades after the sci-fi anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam" debuted on Japanese television, plastic models lifted from the saga are as popular as ever. Toymaker ...

This eastern Japan city's government received two maintenance hole lids with designs featuring giant robots appearing in the ...

Electronics giant Panasonic has also joined ... such robots become a common sight on the streets of Japan. One is traffic safety. While the robots are equipped with a range of safety mechanisms ...

Japan's service robot industry is set to triple in size by ... For example, Chinese restaurant giant Skylark currently uses ...

Meanwhile, a giant mechanical claw will ... More from Travel The Henn'na Hotel in Japan has found a way to make service more efficient: they employ robots. But not to worry, the staff there ...