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Sharp Corp. on Monday released three new models of its RoBoHoN humanoid robot with a wider range of use for families and corporate clients. The new lineup — two walking models and one that remains seated — focuses more on family users with small children, who can experience “life with robots,” the company said during an event in Tokyo. The number of apps that can be loaded on the robots will gradually increase to 46 from the current 30, the company said. These include an app that sends an...

TOKYO — It looks like a toy, speaks like a robot, it dances and sings, but most importantly answers your phone calls and sends your emails. Meet RoBoHon — the world’s first humanoid robot smartphone. The 19.5-cm-tall robot phone manufactured by Sharp Corp, officially went on sale Thursday, marking the beginning of the company’s efforts to develop next-generation communication appliances under the leadership of Taiwan’s Hon Hai, which recently took over Sharp. read more here (make sure you...

Once a crown jewel in Japan Inc.'s corporate pantheon, Sharp is now added to the long list of recent Chinese acquisitions of foreign companies. As of June 1st, 2016, Taiwanese regulators have cleared the acquisition of Sharp by Foxconn Technology Group. Sharp's newly released RoBoHoN and 4k AQUOS NEXT/XU technology show that its top-tier researchers still have the Japanese spirit of innovation. Foxconn's management will need to tap into Sharp's latent potential in order to make the company...