It resembles a malevolent robot from 1980s sci-fi but West Japan Railway's new humanoid employee was designed with nothing more sinister than a spot of painting and gardening in mind. Starting ...

Car manufacturer Honda has been developing walking assist devices since 1999, drawing on studies of the human gait that were used to develop its humanoid ... Japan about the potential of robots.

While you were busy watching your favorite NBA stars sink three-pointers, a robot was quietly perfecting its game-winning shot in Nagakute, Japan. That's right, a humanoid robot named CUE6 just ...