First it was economy cars, then slightly more emotional machines like the Yankees’ Hideki Matsui. Now the hot new Japanese import is ifbot- a pint- sized personal robot that knows when you’re happy or ...

The robotics section is always a good place for a nose around if you want a few giggles at CES and there was certainly no disappointment this year after I bumped into the Yorisoi ifbot. Made in Japan, ...

Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much ...

For just under six large, you too can buy the Dream Supply Yori-soi ifbot come December 1, a robot with 108 built-in LED lights in its head that can speak to you (in Japanese only?), do calculations, ...

According to reports out of Tokyo, Japanese senior citizens are being turned off when robots get switched on. Ifbot, a helper-robot at a Japanese nursing home which can converse, sing, express ...

Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much ...

TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale ...