Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.

If Godzilla emerges from the Pacific Ocean, Japan will probably be the only nation prepared for the attack. Sakakibara Machinery Works Co., a Japanese robotics company, has just revealed a new, giant, ...

If $1 million to become a real-life Power Ranger sounds reasonable, then you’ll love Kuratas. The passion project of blacksmith Kogoro Kurata, the Kuratas machine is a 12.5-foot mech robot suit, ...

Fresh from its defeat in women’s World Cup soccer, Japan wants to take on the U.S. once again—in giant robot combat. Suidobashi Heavy Industry has agreed to a challenge from Boston-based MegaBots that ...

Fresh from its defeat in women’s World Cup soccer, Japan wants to take on the U.S. once again—in giant robot combat. Suidobashi Heavy Industry has agreed to a challenge from Boston-based MegaBots that ...

Tsubame Industries unveils $3 million Archax mecha robot, which transforms between robot and vehicle modes. CEO envisions practical applications like disaster relief and space exploration. Get a Year ...

At a time when Japan’s ever-shrinking population has spooked many of the country’s major businesses into turning their ...

Engineers in Japan have been hard at work building a gigantic, 60-foot humanoid robot modeled after those in the “Gundam” sci-fi franchise. And while construction of the robot has slowed due to the ...

When ordinary superheroes are no longer enough to defend the world, it's time to call in the giant robots. That's the premise behind DC Mech, a new DC Comics series that blends the Justice League with ...