Chinese robots are having a moment. From finishing marathons to speeding up factory work, Chinese-made machines are drawing ...

Building on the country’s electric vehicle industry, Chinese companies are making robot parts at a scale and price point ...

Starting in May 2026, humanoid robots built by Tokyo-based startup Gitai Japan Inc. will load luggage, move cargo, and clean aircraft cabins alongside human ground crews at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.

Japan Airlines (JAL) will begin using humanoid robots for ground handling work at a major Tokyo airport from May in a multi-year trial designed to reduce pressure on staff and address labour shortages ...

These 12 APAC robots show how humanoids and robot dogs are moving from demos into factories, stores, hospitals, and public spaces.

Japan Airlines is testing humanoid robots to assist with baggage handling and ground operations, signaling a shift in aviation automation. While not fully replacing workers, the move reflects Japan’s ...

Tim Hornyak, author of “Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots,” who was at the event, categorized it as the so-called “Galapagos syndrome,” referring to how innovative Japanese ...

Robots are set to be tested as baggage handlers at an airport in Japan starting next month. The Japan Airlines (JAL) trial comes amid a surge in inbound tourism in the country and a worsening labor ...

The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and ...

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 ...

TOKYO — Japan Airlines (JAL) will start using humanoid robots in ground handling tasks at Tokyo's Haneda airport beginning May in a two-year trial, with a view to deploying them permanently as a ...