Launches Unmanned Swarm for Scientific Research in Xiangyanghong 10 - China

Launches Unmanned Swarm for Scientific Research in Xiangyanghong 10 - China

A cross-domain robot takes off from the "Xiangyanghong 10" to conduct scientific research in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 8, 2025. Chinese researchers successfully carried out scientific tests involving various types of drones, unmanned surface vessels, and autonomous underwater vehicles aboard the "Xiangyanghong 10" in the northern waters of the South China Sea in recent days. The "Innovative Integrated Intelligent Systems Expedition," led by the Advanced Institute for Ocean Research under Southern University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with multiple research institutes, high-tech companies, and science popularization organizations, conducted real-time assessments of the innovation, integration, and intelligence of these unmanned scientific exploration devices. Photo by Zhang Jiansong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Launches Unmanned Swarm for Scientific Research in Xiangyanghong 10 - China

Launches Unmanned Swarm for Scientific Research in Xiangyanghong 10 - China

The "Dolphin 3" surface rescue robot conducts test in the northern waters of the South China Sea, July 9, 2025. Chinese researchers successfully carried out scientific tests involving various types of drones, unmanned surface vessels, and autonomous underwater vehicles aboard the "Xiangyanghong 10" in the northern waters of the South China Sea in recent days. The "Innovative Integrated Intelligent Systems Expedition," led by the Advanced Institute for Ocean Research under Southern University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with multiple research institutes, high-tech companies, and science popularization organizations, conducted real-time assessments of the innovation, integration, and intelligence of these unmanned scientific exploration devices. Photo by Zhang Jiansong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

Tea Picking Robot

Tea Picking Robot

A tea picking robot picks buds in a tea plantation at the research base of the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Chongqing, China on March 31, 2025.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

China Robot Intelligent Manufacturing Industry

HAI'AN, CHINA - NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - Guests view the application scenarios of robots and intelligent manufacturing at the Intelligent Equipment Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Hai 'an, East China's Jiangsu province, Nov 14, 2024.

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240208) -- BEIJING, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers adjust a humanoid robot at an AI laboratory on Jan. 31, 2024. "Q Family" humanoid robots developed by the research team of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently made their public debut in Beijing. Led by Qiao Hong, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the state key laboratory of multimodal artificial intelligence systems, the research team built a "big factory" for the design and assembly of the humanoid robots. Several prototypes of "Q Family" humanoid robots have obtained preliminary technical verification. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers adjust a humanoid robot at an AI laboratory on Jan. 31, 2024. "Q Family" humanoid robots developed by the research team of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently made their public debut in Beijing. Led by Qiao Hong, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the state key laboratory of multimodal artificial intelligence systems, the research team built a "big factory" for the design and assembly of the humanoid robots. Several prototypes of "Q Family" humanoid robots have obtained preliminary technical verification. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A researcher adjusts a humanoid robot at an AI laboratory on Jan. 31, 2024. "Q Family" humanoid robots developed by the research team of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently made their public debut in Beijing. Led by Qiao Hong, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the state key laboratory of multimodal artificial intelligence systems, the research team built a "big factory" for the design and assembly of the humanoid robots. Several prototypes of "Q Family" humanoid robots have obtained preliminary technical verification. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Qiao Hong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, poses with a humanoid robot on Jan. 31, 2024. "Q Family" humanoid robots developed by the research team of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently made their public debut in Beijing. Led by Qiao Hong, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the state key laboratory of multimodal artificial intelligence systems, the research team built a "big factory" for the design and assembly of the humanoid robots. Several prototypes of "Q Family" humanoid robots have obtained preliminary technical verification. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers adjust a humanoid robot at an AI laboratory on Jan. 31, 2024. "Q Family" humanoid robots developed by the research team of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently made their public debut in Beijing. Led by Qiao Hong, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the state key laboratory of multimodal artificial intelligence systems, the research team built a "big factory" for the design and assembly of the humanoid robots. Several prototypes of "Q Family" humanoid robots have obtained preliminary technical verification. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-HUMANOID ROBOTS-PUBLIC APPEARANCE (CN)

(240207) -- BEIJING, Feb. 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers adjust a humanoid robot at an AI laboratory on Jan. 31, 2024. "Q Family" humanoid robots developed by the research team of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently made their public debut in Beijing. Led by Qiao Hong, an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and director of the state key laboratory of multimodal artificial intelligence systems, the research team built a "big factory" for the design and assembly of the humanoid robots. Several prototypes of "Q Family" humanoid robots have obtained preliminary technical verification. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

View of the AsterX autonomous robot under maintenance at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

View of the Ariane remotely operated hybrid robot under construction at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

View of the Ariane remotely operated hybrid robot under construction at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

View of the Ariane remotely operated hybrid robot under construction at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

View of the Ariane remotely operated hybrid robot under construction at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

View of the AsterX autonomous robot under maintenance at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Ifremer Centre - La Seyne-sur-Mer

View of the AsterX autonomous robot under maintenance at the Ifremer (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer / French research institute for the exploitation of the sea) Centre in La Seyne-sur-Mer, France, on June 1, 2023. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Robot set challenge of passing top university exam

Robot set challenge of passing top university exam

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 16, 2013 shows Noriko Arai, a mathematician at Japan's National Institute of Informatics in Tokyo who leads the "Can a Robot Get into the University of Tokyo?" project, or the Todai Robot Project for short, to research the field of artificial intelligence.

Female robot

Female robot

OSAKA, Japan - Guests chat with a robot resembling a woman at Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 1, 2013. The humanoid developed jointly by robot researcher Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro and the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International is capable of speaking and makes human-like facial expressions.

Robot researchers develop 'android' phone

Robot researchers develop 'android' phone

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds prototypes of the Elfoid, an android (not Android) mobile phone, developed by the Kyoto Prefecture-based Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, during a media event in Tokyo on March 3, 2011. The phone, with its human-like appearance, is intended to make users feel closer to their conversation partners and is soft to the touch, like human skin.

Care robot for dementia patients

Care robot for dementia patients

TOKYO, Japan - A small robot designed to assist patients suffering from dementia is unveiled at the welfare ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2010. The care robot was jointly developed by a group led by the Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities.

Tokai Rubber, Riken devise nursing-care robot to carry people

Tokai Rubber, Riken devise nursing-care robot to carry people

NAGOYA, Japan - A robot devised for use in nursing care carries a woman to a wheelchair on Aug. 27 at the Nagoya branch of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research. The robot, which is about 140 cm tall and named RIBA, was jointly developed by the independent administrative institute known as Riken and Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.

Tokai Rubber, Riken devise nursing-care robot to carry people

Tokai Rubber, Riken devise nursing-care robot to carry people

NAGOYA, Japan - A robot devised for use in nursing care carries a woman from a bed on Aug. 27 at the Nagoya branch of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research. The robot, which is about 140 cm tall and named RIBA, was jointly developed by the independent administrative institute known as Riken and Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.

Institute develops robot that can pose like fashion model

Institute develops robot that can pose like fashion model

KOBE, Japan - A robot developed by the Robot Research Institute at the New Industry Research Organization imitates a pose taken by a woman. The 160-centimeter robot can assume human-like postures by simultaneous control of its 16 joints used for limbs, neck, waist and other body parts. The institute hopes the robot will be used for fashion and other promotional events after its metal frame is furnished with polyethylene sheets to give it a human-like look.

NTT makes robot that imitates human head movements

NTT makes robot that imitates human head movements

OSAKA, Japan - A robot (R), developed by NTT Communication Science Laboratories, moves its head in synchronization with the head movement of a man in a demonstration at a research institute in Kyoto on June 10. The robot is equipped with microphones that act as its ears and is operated remotely by means of a headset with a special sensor.

Robot that can work in radioactive environment

Robot that can work in radioactive environment

MITO, Japan - A robot developed to work in highly radioactive environment hazardous to human body is demonstrated at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) on March 14. JAERI has developed three types of the RESQ (Remote Surveillance Squad) robot. RESQ-C, equipped with two manipulators, can go up or down the stairs, open or shut the door, close or open valves and collect samples of gases, liquids and solid materials, JAERI officials said.

Kyoto institute develops robot that moves neck, arms freely

Kyoto institute develops robot that moves neck, arms freely

OSAKA, Japan - ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories says on Aug. 10 in Osaka that the Kyoto prefectural research institute has developed a robot (R) that can move its neck and arms as naturally as humans do. At 114 centimeters tall, 52 cm wide and weighing 39 kilograms, the robot moves without wiring and can operate independently.

Demonstration of quadruped walking robot

Demonstration of quadruped walking robot

A quadruped walking robot is pictured during a demonstration for the media in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on June 28, 2022. SoftBank and the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute aim to put the robot into practical use.

Demonstration of quadruped walking robot

Demonstration of quadruped walking robot

A quadruped walking robot is pictured during a demonstration for the media in the Ibaraki Prefecture city of Tsukuba, eastern Japan, on June 28, 2022. SoftBank and the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute aim to put the robot into practical use.

Riken Invents Nursing Robot

AICHI, JAPAN - FEB. 23: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, known as Riken, one of Japan's top research institute, announced it invented a new robot to help care the patients by help them by taking them up in the robot's arms. The robot, dubbed Robea, can act like a human with censors to weigh the weight of patients automatically. Chisato Miyaji who experienced the robot, which took her from a sofa to a wheelchair, said she felt her body was moved up very gently just like a human helper. The robot itself is 1.5 meters tall and 140 kilograms heavy but the weight was reduced by 90 kilos from the previous model. Riken made the robot public for the press on Monday February 23 at its facility here in Nagoya, central Japan.

People involved in the Tottori Robot Hub receive an explanation of the simulated production line.

People involved in the Tottori Robot Hub receive an explanation of the simulated production line.

The Tottori Prefectural Industrial Technology Center opened the Tottori Robot Hub," a base to support the introduction of robots to production sites, at the Machine and Materials Research Institute in Yonago City on April 24. Of the total area of 174 square meters, 134 square meters have been set aside for a simulated production line using five robots, articulated and SCARA robots. Fumihiro Yoshimura, Director of the Commerce, Industry, and Labor Bureau of Tottori Prefecture, said, "We want to make sure that Tottori Prefecture is known as a leading prefecture in robotics," while Satoru Fukuoka, President of the Tottori Industrial Technology Center, expressed his hope that the center would become a hub for information on how to make factories smarter. (December 24, 2019, Machine and Material Research Institute, Yonago City; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. While conversing with customers, the operators move Orihime with their personal computers or smart phones and also input orders. The order is transferred to the store via the Internet and the order is completed. The operator, Hiroto Takehisa, 19, a resident of Osaka Prefecture, said, "The operation is not difficult. I will have fun while doing it. The experiment will run from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays until the end of August. Based on the results of this experiment, Moss Food Service plans to conduct other experiments within fiscal 2020, including drive-through order handling and meal delivery operations using self-propelled robots. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

Moss Food Service's experiment to introduce "Slow Cash Register" using Orihime

On April 21, Moss Food Service disclosed to the press an experiment to introduce a "slow cash register" using Orihime (photo), an alter ego robot from ORIY Laboratory (Minato-ku, Tokyo), at the Moss Burger Osaki store (Shinagawa-ku) from April 27. People with disabilities, those raising children, and others who have difficulty going out of the house will be able to place their orders while being served by Orihime. Payment is made at a manned cash register, but the company plans to expand the service to include everything from ordering to payment. Orihime, a 23-centimeter-long robot, will be installed in front of the cash register. The order is transferred to the store via the Internet and the order is completed. Mos Burger Osaki store in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo on July 21, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)