Tokyo is hosting the World Robot Summit this week and it’s packed with the usual assortment of the practical, the weird, and the entertaining. When it comes to factory robots, Japan is king. More than ...

Japan's university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of AI talent While humanoid robots from China and the US have captured the ...

Asia has an average robot density of 131 units per 10,000 persons employed in manufacturing -- an increase of 11%. The economies of the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Japan and Chinese Taipei are among ...

The Western European countries reached a record 267 robots per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing industry 2024 — ahead of ...