With staffing shortages at senior communities across the country and concerns about isolation among older adults, some researchers are betting on social robots to fill the gaps. A robot named Ryan, ...

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In the unfolding era of advanced technology, the concept of robots assisting in elderly care is no longer science fiction but a reality. With a 95% success rate, robotic assistants have emerged as an ...

Many countries around the world have ageing populations and a growing prevalence of dementia. Japan, in particular, is a “super-ageing” society, with a population getting older faster than anywhere ...

The United States is not a great place for old people, to put it lightly. That’s not to mention the prospect of growing old in a society where your well-being is directly tied to your wage — as that ...

Sahmyook University this week showcased some of the ongoing work the Seoul-based research institute is doing with Samsung on the robot exosuit front. There aren’t a ton of details surrounding EX1 (not ...

A half-dozen women and men are sitting around Pepper, who is dancing to Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock." Pepper is a 4-foot-tall robot entertaining an audience mostly in wheelchairs at The Estates at ...

CARPI, Italy — The older woman asked to hear a story. “An excellent choice,” answered the small robot, reclined like a nonchalant professor atop the classroom’s desk, instructing her to listen closely ...

The Intuitive Computing Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University is recruiting participants for an in-home robot study. The researchers are looking for individuals 65 or above, inclusive, with no ...

Mister Bah is a robot that catches people who are about to fall over and helps people sit and stand. In a clinical trial with 29 patients over 3 days, Mister Bah was able to prevent all falls. In the ...