Japan is stepping up efforts to compete in the humanoid robotics race, focusing on software and data. At the Humanoid Robot ...

KYOTO—A made-in-Japan humanoid that’s part of a project to help the country make up for lost ground in android development ...

Japan Airlines will introduce the robots for trial run at a Tokyo airport amid country’s surge in inbound tourism and worsening labour shortages ...

Humanoid robots are getting a new gig as baggage handlers and cargo loaders at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport—part of a Japan Airlines experiment to address a human labor shortage as airport visitor numbers ...

Chinese-made humanoids are being deployed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport as Japan's aviation industry struggles with a shrinking ...

Japan Airlines (JAL) will start using humanoid robots in ground handling tasks at Tokyo's Haneda airport from May, in a two-year trial it said is aimed at easing employees' workload. For a start, the ...

Japan Airlines has announced (1) a partnership with a Japanese robotics company which it hopes will result in humanoid robots handling luggage and cargo. The carrier will launch a trial in May, but ...

Japan Airlines will be testing humanoid robots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport starting next month. The bots are designed to move baggage and cargo on the tarmac. The trial run is expected to last through ...

Japan Airlines will test humanoid robots at Haneda Airport in 2026 to help ground crews with baggage, cargo, and other labor-intensive tasks.

Why robots? Officials cite widespread labor shortages and growing tourism.

Japan Airlines is deploying humanoid robots to perform the role of baggage handlers, taking the automation conversation one ...