Researchers from Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba in Japan have come up with a novel way for people to experience animal affection and assess its impact on ...

Tsukuba, Japan—The behavior of a cat rubbing its head against a person, known as bunting, is an expression of affection and is believed to have a healing effect on humans. In this study, researchers ...

A new all-you-can-eat sushi and hibachi restaurant doesn’t have flaming grills or flashy knife work. But it does have something everybody wants to see: Bella the robot cat. Bella and Pudu are the ...

A cat-eared robot will roll out food orders at a Japanese restaurant in the Big Apple – the latest step in a charm offensive by restaurateurs trying to automate the dining experience, Side Dish has ...

Japanese people are used to having a machine bring them food, but lately, the conveyor belts in some of the country’s sushi restaurants have been joined by robot waiters. Sushi has been moving around ...