The demographic shift towards older populations across several countries has created unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and humanoid ...

Tokyo startup H2L has launched Capsule Interface technology enabling full-body robot control with muscle sensors, offering ...

A new report has called on the UK Government to introduce tailored rules and regulations for home-based robots that help care ...

Robot nurses in Japan help with many tasks. They can lift and move patients, which makes things easier for human caregivers.

AI Robots may be just the help older adults and their caretakers need. Just don't expect them to be cute little humanoids — ...

Design A pilot randomised controlled cross-over study where a social robot and a nurse administered three PROM questionnaires with a total of 52 questions. Setting A clinical outpatient setting with ...

Conversational robots help young adults feel less lonely and stressed The data showed a strong link between the themes of disclosures and participants’ reported emotional states. Those experiencing ...

Social robots, designed to engage with older adults through interactive and emotional responses, have been reported as a promising tool in long-term care (LTC) (Hung et al., 2021; Yu et al., 2022).

If a robot is caring for an older adult or helping children in a classroom, understanding how close it should get—and how that proximity affects the sense of safety and ease—is crucial.

Wandercraft recently started a clinical trial of its the Personal Exoskeleton. The self-balancing exoskeleton is designed to offer upright motion and walking independence for individuals with severe ...

"Multiple clinical studies from AARP, UnitedHealthcare, and other trusted sources have shown that the introduction of [robotic] companion pets helps to improve the quality of life for older adults ...