Rising labor costs and an upcoming demographic crisis are driving up demand for ‘automated workers’ in China, as companies strive to retain their competitive edge. He Wei reports... Read more
Over the past few weeks, Japan has unveiled robotic exoskeletons and quadrupeds designed to work in radioactive areas Today Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has revealed its own inspection... Read more
After a year at sea, Liquid Robotics’ Wave Glider has set the record for the longest distance traveled by an autonomous robot. In November of last year, Liquid Robotics dropped four of... Read more
In less radioactive areas, humans may soon enter wearing robotic exoskeletons. Toshiba has unveiled a four-legged inspection robot, which will carry out work at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear... Read more
Ever wanted a life-like miniature of yourself or loved ones? Now’s your chance, thanks to Omote 3D, which will soon be opening what’s described as the world’s first 3D prin... Read more
Researchers at the University of Tokyo‘s Kamata lab are working on a new wheeled robotic vehicle that can climb stairs. Called the NOBOROT, it uses a proximity sensor to detect when it... Read more
Researchers in Japan have developed a technique which allows them to control and target drug delivery to specific sites of the body at specific times, thus reducing side effects and improvin... Read more
For protection the suit incorporates tungsten shielding which reduces radiation exposure by about 50 percent Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, the Japanese governme... Read more
It seems that sugar may be the missing ingredient for building rechargeable batteries that are more robust, cheaper, and capable of storing more energy. Researchers at the Tokyo University o... Read more
Your rooftop farm is cute and all, but this garden in a box could be the true solution to growing produce in urban environments. Short on space but hankering for some fresh vegetables? The $... Read more
RESEARCHERS have developed a robot that can beat humans at rock-paper-scissors every damn time. Naturally it’s a Japanese invention. The robot was developed by scientists at the Sensor... Read more
This talk marks the moment an innovation paradigm crossed the chasm to become an early adapter paradigm. Climate change did it 40 years ago… over the next 3-5 years End of Growt... Read more
The reversals have gripped Japan with a sense of national angst over its future A few years ago, the densely built-up coastal region around this port was called Panel Bay because of its conc... Read more
There could also be civil applications for the new method Scientists at Northwestern University, Illinois, have outlined a new method for detecting electromagnetic radiation at the high ener... Read more
DALIAN, Liaoning – Government incentives are important to pave a low-carbon road for economic growth, and the corporate sector should be the main player through technological improveme... Read more
