Kimiya Ishikawa, chief executive of Silver Wing Social Care Corporation which runs Shintomi, said Japan's affinity for technology and the familiarity of robots ... make Japan's elderly care ...

The test demonstrated how medical robots could be used to help the elderly with basic functions ... It could be helping care for Japan’s aging population by 2030. Last month experts said robot ...

According to an estimate released in April by the National Institute of Population and Social ... support for elderly people who have no relatives,” said Kanae Sawamura of the Japan Research ...

The 150-kg artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's rapidly ... will be needing robots' support for medical and elderly care ...

The 150-kg artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's rapidly aging population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers. "Given our ...

A researcher at Waseda University’s laboratory in Tokyo, Japan, plays an elderly patient to demonstrate ... but the use of robots has been limited so far. At one facility in Tokyo, a bug-eyed ...

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future "caregiver" for Japan's ... be needing robots' support for medical and elderly care, and ...

A report by Bank of America suggests that humanoid robots are set to become an increasingly important part of our lives.

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 ...