As Japan continues to see a rise in dementia patients, the country is actively adopting advanced IT technologies to address ...

German robotics startup Devanthro has unveiled its latest generation of telepresence robots, specifically designed for caring at home. Robody's newest version boasts a fully redesigned torso and arms, ...

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 ...

Older Americans are living longer than before on average. That means there is more demand for long-term care services. A Wells Fargo report from earlier this year, for example, estimated that 1.7 ...

Many countries around the world have ageing populations and a growing prevalence of dementia. Japan, in particular, is a “super-ageing” society, with a population getting older faster than anywhere ...

The World Health Organization estimates that by 2030, there will be 1.4 billion people older than 60 on the planet. Caring for this population will require intensive care from health professionals, ...

Did you ever see Robot and Frank? The charming 2012 film features Frank Langella as an elderly ex-cat burglar in the early stages of dementia whose son buys him a domestic robot to act as a caretaker.

Hidden away in a lab in north-west London three black metal robotic hands move eerily on an engineering work bench. No claws, or pincers, but four fingers and a thumb opening and closing slowly, with ...

A new wave of AI robot companions is moving beyond clinical tools to aid the elderly providing emotional support and critical reminders for meals, medication, and appointments.

Did you ever see Robot and Frank? The charming 2012 film features Frank Langella as an elderly ex-cat burglar in the early stages of dementia whose son buys him a domestic robot to act as a caretaker.