Quantum computing has been making quantum leaps of progress in the last several years — going from theoretical concept to multiple testing environments, to help organizations prep for a time whe
Industrial robotics has in recent years become one of the hottest tech sectors in China as the country encourages the use of advanced technology to enhance efficiency on the production floor. VisionNa
VividQ, a UK-based deeptech startup with technology for rendering holograms on legacy screens, has raised $15 million to develop its technology for next-generation digital displays and devices. And it
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon and the University of Tokyo are showcasing a new composite material with self-healing properties that take cues from lizard tails and starfish arms. MWCNTs-PBS — a comp
During a press conference held just after 6 AM JST, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Launch Director Atsutoshi Tamura and the Director of JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center Takeshi Fujita detailed what
Sad news for anyone into giant robots: Google parent Alphabet is closing down Schaft, its secretive unit that develops bipedal robots aimed at helping out in disaster efforts and generally looking ba
Making a bipedal robot is hard. You have to make sure maintain exquisite balance at all times and, even with the amazing things Atlas can do, there is still a chance that your crazy robot will fall ov
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a method for growing and connecting single neurons using geometric patterns to route the neurons more precisely, cell by cell. The article, “A
Not sure what there is to add to the headline, really. Well, I guess I should probably explain a bit.
We've covered our fair share of animal <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/robots/">robots</a> from Japan in <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/07/06/video-robot-mimics-snail-style-for-omnidirection
A team of researchers at the <a href="http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index_e.html">University of Tokyo</a> has developed a new type of optical atomic clock that boasts a 100 quadrillionth of a second accura
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A French company exporting robots (of all things) to Japan? Paris-based <a href="http://www.a
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Scanning or copying books will get a lot more comfortable in the future, thanks to the <a href="http://www.k2.t.u-
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If there's something solar energy as a technology needs, then it's better and cheaper solar cells. And now Sharp has
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We have reported about a number of household robots from Japan in the past. Those machines covered areas like <a href="
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As if the <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/28/heart-beat-posting-device-lets-your-twitter-followers-know-your-a
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/yotaro_robot.jpg" />
<a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/04/meet-baby-humanoids-m3-synchy-and-m3-neony/">Just two weeks ago</a>,
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/book_scanner_tokyo_university.jpg" />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Book_Search">Wikipedia says</a> Google is using a spe
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Here's some <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/05/video-a-touchable-hologram/">more info</a> on
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Baseball is a national sports in Japan and so it was just a matter of time for this baseball- and robot-crazy cou
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