Kawasaki Heavy teams with Foxconn to add 'nursebots' to robot lineup

Companies eye bringing new machines to fields beyond health care

20250703N Kawasaki Heavy robot

Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Foxconn modeled a new robotic nurse after Kawasaki Heavy's Nyokkey service robot, above. (Photo by Yuta Maeda)

MASASHI ISAWA

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries has teamed with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to develop humanoid robots that are able to perform nursing tasks, with the aim of eventually expanding their use to other sectors.

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