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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that it’s sending a baseball-sized rover to the Moon some time next year to collect data on lunar dust. And the tiny spherical robot has a ...

Japan is prepping an unusual robot to explore the Moon — and it's clearly influenced by the country's tech industry. The Byte reports that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up ...

Japanese engineers have unveiled a robot that transforms into a car and can actually carry people. The 12.1-foot J-deite RIDE can transform into a sports car in approximately one minute. Developers ...

This robot is anything but in disguise. A Japanese tech company has released a state-of-the-art mechanical marvel that can be piloted from the inside. The real-life Transformer, which toggles easily ...

An exhibition in Osaka, central Japan, has assembled a hall of fame for Japanese tech products, with hits including Sony’s Walkman and Aibo, an original Tranformer toy, and Paro the baby seal robot on ...