If the thought of a giant robot bear picking you up doesn’t sound too scary, consider spending your old age in Japan. State-backed research center Riken is developing a bear-like intelligent lifting ...

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 ...

Japan has a rapidly aging population, along with the longest life expectancy in the world. These two factors combine to create one of the biggest problems the country's healthcare system faces. In the ...

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 ...

Researchers examine whether advancements in robotics and AI can replicate nurses' human qualities. The concept of AI-powered robots in nursing isn’t far-fetched anymore—Baptist Health in Jacksonville, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to play a key role in nursing practice in the future. In this regard, researchers from Japan ask whether intelligent machines can replace humans as ...