Panasonic Japan is producing a limited number of companion robots called Nicobo. And yes, they fart. What's False Although the robot has a tail, it's a bit of a stretch to refer to it as a cat. What's ...

Japan is famous and notorious for products and trends that just blow the mind, in good or bad ways or both. Sometimes, those ideas do strike a chord in people from both halves of the world, making ...

Japan always feels like it is the country where these types of things from the future should be tested first, with Panasonic testing the public acceptance of delivery robots in a Japanese "smart town" ...

Panasonic's Nicobo, the farting robot cat that will accompany you daily. Screenshot from YouTube/ Panasonic Japan（パナソニック公式） Japan never fails to amaze us with ultramodern inventions especially in the ...

Panasonic has started testing a new delivery robot in suburban Tokyo. And it’s just so darn cute. The new delivery robot, first reported by the Japan Times, is being tested in what’s called the ...

Panasonic is getting serious about robotics and has begun a push to commercialize a series of robots over the next few years. The company formed a robotics unit last year and has its sights set on ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Corporation of North America announced it has developed a “companion” robot with human-like movements and communication skills. The robot, developed as a proof of ...

The 24 hours of Le Mans, the world’s oldest endurance race for cars, is enough to push almost any car to its limit but next week a small, battery-powered tricycling robot will face down the historic ...

Panasonic is getting serious about robots and has set its sights on sales of $1.1 billion by 2015. Since Panasonic launched its robotics unit last year, the biggest headlines to emerge have been that ...

Panasonic has developed a hair-washing robot that uses 16 electronically controlled fingers to give a perfect wash and rinse, the company said Friday. The robot, images of which were distributed by ...

Targets 100 bln yen in sales by 2015/16 Developing robots for health-care applications Aims to capitalise on in-house parts, expertise (Adds Panasonic executives' quotes, share price) KADOMA, Japan, ...