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A project team of Japan’s ruling coalition parties agreed Wednesday to include in a planned antipiracy bill a provision that would enable the Self-Defense Forces to open fire on pirate ships defying any warning to stop them moving close to a civilian...
Using a robot to operate a camera in gall bladder operations is as safe as working with a human, British researchers said on Wednesday in an analysis that underscores the effectiveness of robot technology in surgery. While robots may not be ready to take...
But instead of dominating humanity with superior logic and strength, they threaten to create an underclass of people who are left without human contact. The rise of robots in the home, in the workplace and in warfare needs to be supervised and controlled...
The play, which had its premiere at Osaka University, is the first robot-human experimental theatre production. The machines were specially programmed to speak lines with human actors and move around the stage with them. Playwright Oriza Hirata says the...
Four Japanese companies joined together Wednesday in a bid to create a mainstream market for robots and to stay a step ahead of rising competition from South Korea. The companies -- Tmsuk, ZMP, VStone, Business Design Laboratory Co (BDL) -- said they...
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The Japanese government has put pressure on companies to make robotics a primary focus of development, resulting in the Honda Motor Company’s demonstration late last year of the Asimo Bots, child-sized robots that can work coordinating with...