Japan must shift its approach to robotics stay competitive ...

Ground crews at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport are getting new colleagues that stand about four feet tall and do not take breaks.

Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport—part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labor shortage as airport visitor numbers ...

TOKYO (AP) — Mechanical hands dexterous enough to thread a needle, childlike dancing robots and adult-sized ones to help with deliveries were on display Thursday as the Humanoids Summit Tokyo opened.

Japan Airlines will test humanoid robots at Haneda Airport in 2026 to help ground crews with baggage, cargo, and other ...

The country has been making and installing factory robots at a pace unmatched by any other country Read more at The Business ...

Robots are set to be tested as baggage handlers at an airport in Japan starting next month. The Japan Airlines (JAL) trial comes amid a surge in inbound tourism in the country and a worsening labor ...

When Ai Lin bought his first humanoid robot last year, he wasn’t thinking about how it could make his life easier by doing ...

Japan Airlines (JAL) will begin using humanoid robots for ground handling work at a major Tokyo airport from May in a multi-year trial designed to reduce pressure on staff and address labour shortages ...

The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and ...

Japan Airlines is testing humanoid robots to assist with baggage handling and ground operations, signaling a shift in aviation automation. While not fully replacing workers, the move reflects Japan’s ...

The company UBTech says its " U1" robot -- equipped with eye cameras, chest sensors, and listening microphones -- is the ...