In Japan, robots are often assumed to be a natural solution to the “problem” of elder care. The country has extensive expertise in industrial robotics and led the world for decades in humanoid ...

But can robots and futuristic devices really improve ... He added: "I believe that this must be improved in order to make Japan's elderly care facilities sustainable in the future.

A researcher at Waseda University’s laboratory in Tokyo, Japan, plays an elderly patient to demonstrate ... doll-sized robot assists a care worker by singing pop songs and leading residents ...

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future “caregiver” for Japan’s rapidly ... for medical and elderly care, and in our daily ...

Japan’s shrinking working-age population has led to a severe shortage of workers to care for the elderly, and robots using artificial intelligence (AI) are seen as part of the solution to the ...

their approach to the aging problem — counter to Western stereotypes of Japan — is surprisingly low-tech. These young leaders aren’t looking for robots to care for the elderly. It’s a gift ...

But the elder care industry is already having trouble ... A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research on robots in Japanese nursing homes, which face similar challenges ...

Despite some research suggesting they can boost well-being among the elderly, robots have shown ... while producing a documentary about care robots in Japan; the social robots did seem to get ...

But can robots and futuristic devices really improve ... He added: “I believe that this must be improved in order to make Japan's elderly care facilities sustainable in the future.

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's rapidly ... for medical and elderly care, and in our daily lives ...