Many of the robots being developed for elderly care are humanoids, which scientists say is intentional for function and comfort. By having two arms and hands with fingers, the robot will be better ...

Recently in Tokyo an AI-driven robot leaned over a man lying on his back and gently put a hand on his knee and another on a ...

Japan’s government is actively pushing robots into jobs that workers increasingly refuse to do, from lifting elderly patients in nursing homes to running repetitive tasks at rural factories. The ...

The robot pauses at the edge of the room as an engineer checks its sensors. Then, with a soft mechanical hum, this humanoid machine begins to move. It lifts a mannequin from a bed, slowly and ...

05:01, Sun, Dec 22, 2024 Updated: 00:06, Mon, Dec 23, 2024 Slowly but steadily an 83-year-old woman marched up and down the corridor with a device strapped around her waist and attached to each leg.

A nationwide survey in Japan shows divides in acceptance of home-care robots. Surprisingly, openness and trust, rather than age, determine whether people are willing to let robots into their homes and ...