The market for service robots in Japan is booming. Research firm Fuji Keizai predicts that by 2030, the industry will be worth more than ¥400 billion ($2.7 billion), nearly three times its 2024 ...

El Segundo based Shinkei Systems Corp. uses robots and AI to automate ikejime, a centuries-old Japanese fish processing ...

At Japan’s Henn na Hotels droids pretty much run the show, from greeting you at the door to adjusting the temperature.

Bella the robot flashes a smile as she glides to the next table. Manik Sakya, the owner of the Nepal and Everest Nepal restaurants in Glenwood Springs introduced two robotic helpers to his ...

About five years ago, Sakya said he saw a video of a serving robot in Japan and always wanted to bring one into his restaurant. After the pandemic his business got busier, but he started having ...

Sapporo II Japanese Restaurant at 5 W. Church St. in downtown Frederick welcomed a new employee a couple of weeks ago — a robot waiter. It rolls around the restaurant, with a screen displaying a ...

"The robots also can bring out takeout orders," Lu said. Lu studied the art of ramen making in Yokohama, Japan before deciding to leap into the ramen craze with his expanding restaurant brand.

But they are prepared to serve you dinner. The Japanese-themed Robot Restaurant Live is beep-bopping into Houston for a few days later this year. It will run Oct. 20-22 in downtown Houston on Lamar.

About five years ago, Sakya said, he saw a video of a serving robot in Japan and always wanted to bring one into his restaurant. After the pandemic his business got busier, but he started having ...

With technology continuing to allow restaurants around the world to replace people with robots and computers, Curley says look no farther than several examples in Japan and Europe as a sign of ...