Danny Choo (Culture Japan) is gearing up to release the Smart Doll, a robotic vinyl doll that can move on its own and interact with you.

Kenji Ishida, a hobbyist known for building impressive Transformer-like robots, has shared some new videos of his project on YouTube. Likewise, a robot based on the virtual J-POP idol Hatsune Miku ...

Japan's love of robots is said to have started with these mechanical dolls. This isn't the most impressive thing Tanaka ever did. He also designed and built Japan's first steam locomotive.

The first Kirobo was a “space astronaut,” or the robotic companion for Japan’s first International Space Station commander who went up to the orbital base in 2013.

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 19: The Comminicationa Robot 'Paro' for use in care homes and nursing homes during the Japan Robot Week 2016 at Tokyo Big Sight on October 19, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan. At this ...

During Japan’s Edo period, which stretched from the early 17th century to the mid-1800s, wealthy families would buy Karakuri—little self operating dolls or toys that served tea and shot arrows ...

In Japan, the robotics market continues to expand with rapidity to the surprise, delight and chagrin of onlookers throughout the world. Although our imaginations may have oriented us toward a distant ...

While the West tends to see robots and artificial intelligence as a threat, Japan takes a more philosophical view.