The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like The ...

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 ...

While companion robots are being introduced and virtual experiences hope to ‘take loneliness away’, one expert agrees tech should never replace the human element ...

Yukiko Namekata, a resident at an elder care facility in Tokyo run by Zenkoukai, and her caregiver follow the movement of a miniature humanoid robot called PALRO. At top, AIREC, an artificial ...

In a care facility in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, a waist-high white robot glides quietly between rooms. Its digital face lights up in a cheerful greeting as it makes its rounds. It reminds ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - 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 shoulder and rolled him onto his side -- a manoeuvre used ...

Did you know that the average annual cost of in-home care in the U.S. has now surpassed $60,000? It's a staggering figure that's leaving many families scrambling for alternatives. But what if I told ...

The decades-long quest to build home robots that are both helpful and lifelike — spurred on by fictional machines like The ...

Home-care robots hold significant potential in empowering older adults. Researchers from Chiba University, Japan, assess factors influencing the willingness to use home-care robots among caregivers ...

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 ...

While providing the best care for their communities is a priority for health care systems, there are many tasks which can take doctors and nurses away from patients. Robots have been used at hospitals ...