Japan Inc feels demographic pinch

University students attend Rikunabi Live, a job fair hosted by Recruit Career Co Ltd, at the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba, Japan on Wednesday.a < TOKYO: Ask the president of Japan's largest daycare chain what his biggest headache is, and Kazuhiro Ogita doesn't hesitate: workers and wage costs. Not enough of one, too much of the other.

Panasonic puts its robots to hard labor at Japanese airport – CNET

While the world’s not quite ready for a drink-serving R2-D2, at least this one can collect your dirty dishes. The company’s HOSPI robot is undergoing trials at Narita Airport in Chiba, Japan, where it’s collecting used plates from restaurants and food courts in addition to serving drinks and providing directional information to customers.

At 2017 CES, LG expands IOT ecosystem with robot solutions

At the just concluded Computer Electronic, CES, show held in Las Vegas the United States of America, LG Electronics showcased lineup of intelligent robots, as part of the company’s innovations in artificial intelligence and developments in the internet of a thing, IoT, ecosystem. The lineup included a home robot that doubles as a smart home gateway and intelligent home notification center, enhancing convenience in users’ day-to-day lives.

Korean manned robot takes first baby steps

A giant South Korean-built manned robot that walks like a human but makes the ground shake under its weight has taken its first baby steps. Designed by a veteran of science fiction blockbusters, the four-metre-tall , 1.5 ton Method-2 towers over a room on the outskirts of Seoul.