Yusuke Abe, a developer at SoftBank robotics, explained what Pepper could do, and why it was proving popular in Japan ... he met Erica: a humanoid robot that looked and sounded like a real ...

Do people outside of Japan react differently to ERICA when they see her ... I feel like my research is getting recognition. ERICA is a conversational robot who is capable of talking to visitors in a ...

Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used to change diapers ...