The newest employee at a Tokyo 7-Eleven works through the night without a single break. It silently stocks drinks and other products with mechanical precision, and cleans and mops the floor whenever ...

KYOTO, Japan — The robot appeared in the hotel hallway as if out of nowhere, R2D2-sized, silently rolling, on a mission of undetermined nature from its robot overlords. A group of us Yankee travelers ...

To tweak a line from “Terminator 2:” “Come with me if you want to love.” Researchers have bridged the gap between science fiction and reality by inventing a life-sized AI robot “to tackle the ...

I spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hybrid robot hotel in Tokyo. The robot room service and check-in was novel, but it has a way to go.

Upon arrival at Japan’s Henn na Hotel, you are greeted by a pair of receptionists nodding from behind the front desk as you check in at a tablet. A quiet grace emanates from their serene smiles, ...