The impact on workers In a future where there are more senior citizens requiring care, using robots in a targeted fashion could benefit workers and patients alike, Lee said.

Plenty of obstacles may hinder a rapid proliferation of elder care robots: high costs, safety issues and doubts about how useful – and user-friendly – they will be.

Given the growing competition for nurses and caregivers exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, some believe that humanoid robots could eventually alleviate staffing shortages in care homes.

Whether it’s embodied robots or robots entering more specialized areas such as healthcare, elderly care, and industrial sites, the momentum is growing. Musk’s expectations for humanoid robots are ...

Future robots will assist the elderly while adapting to the culture of the individual they are caring for. The first of this type of robots are now being tested in retirement homes within the ...

The robots look like small stuffed harp seals and respond to petting with body and eye movements. They are an alternative to therapy animals to calm and de-stress the elderly.

She was the inspiration behind Nadine, an AI-powered social robot with lifelike gestures and expressions that has the potential to play a significant role in caring for the sick and elderly.

The Japanese government has been funding development of elder care robots to help fill a projected shortfall of 380,000 specialized workers by 2025.