Casio has a relatively clear privacy policy. On its website, it takes great care in pointing out that the Moflin only locally ...

At CEATEC 2025, Sharp drew considerable attention with Poketomo, a palm-sized AI companion that blurs the line between toy, robot, and ...

One August morning, Kaarage woke up and took the train from the Japanese countryside into the city. She went to a restaurant ...

According to Johannes Eichstaedt, an assistant professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of its Computational Psychology and Well-Being Lab, an adult with "well-developed ...

The U.S. inked Technology Prosperity Deals (TPD) with Japan and South Korea with an eye toward spurring collaboration on AI, ...

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SoftBank's acquisition of ABB's robotics unit reflects billionaire Masayoshi Son's renewed interest in robots. The company was behind the development of humanoid, Pepper, which was unveiled in 2014.

Toyota’s new child-sized EV makes independence look cute while quietly normalizing a future where AI decides what’s safe for ...

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has long predicted a future where robots would outnumber people and take over many jobs from humans.

The draft legislation would require AI companies that make chatbot companions to institute a strict age-verification process.