In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan's aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven Robot for Embrace and Care), the system recently demonstrated its ability to ...

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 ...

As Japan continues to see a rise in dementia patients, the country is actively adopting advanced IT technologies to address the issue, the BBC reported on the 8th. Last year, over 18,000 seniors with ...

With nearly 30% of its people aged 65 or over, Japan saw more than 18,000 elderly individuals with dementia wander off in a single year, with tr ...

Boost in robot technology aimed at helping seniors with routine tasks. A woman wearing a robotic exoskeleton gives a demonstration at a home care and rehabilitation convention in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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 ...

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 ...