The director of the latest Mobile Suit Gundam anime fears that today's generation of young anime fans don't relate to or care about giant robots.

The introduction of this robot not only showcases Japan's deep expertise in the development of realistic robots but also reflects a profound insight into the societal demand for robotic companionship.

Move over, Optimus Prime: here’s a giant robot who won’t be disguised. Twitter is flipping out after video footage revealed that a larger-than-life ‘bot has been constructed in Yokohama, Japan.

A global anime boom pushed the Japanese market to a record high in 2023, with an output of as many as 300 TV titles that year, according to an annual report by the Association of Japanese Animations.

Time to suit up. An 18-metre mobile robot is being built in Japan and opened to the public this year to celebrate over 40 years of the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series.

The 3.5-ton robot, which will be unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show later this month, has two modes: the upright 'robot mode' and a 'vehicle mode' in which it can travel up to 10 km (6 miles) per ...

Japan's technology in robotics has reached the level where robots can copy the human walk, as seen in Asimo, the robot created by Honda Motor. However, Asimo's physical ability is still far below ...

Japanese engineer builds giant robot to fulfill anime dream Masaaki Nagumo always dreamed of riding inside a giant robot just like his favorite anime, "Gundam." So he built his own!

While Japan’s human diplomats struggle to quell rising tensions with China over the South and East China Sea, their “anime ambassador”—a red bean pancake loving, 22nd century CGI cartoon ...