The government now considers dementia one of its most urgent policy challenges. The Health Ministry projects that ...

Waseda University Assistant Professor Tamon Miyake. Scientists at the University in Tokyo are developing caregiving robots. Miyake says the level of precision and intelligence required will take at ...

Engineers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a vine-like robotic gripper that wraps around objects before gently ...

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 ...

Nvidia stock may continue to surge as robotics companies compete for the its AI chips. Nvidia already has key partnerships.

MIT and Stanford built vine-like soft robots that wrap, lift, and gently carry objects — even humans — using inflatable ...

Jordan Harrison's sci-fi tale about robots that help people grieve receives its first Broadway production with Cynthia Nixon.

Although caring for the elderly was a primary consideration for the developers—and they demonstrate lifting a person in ...

Like a growing vine, a new robotic gripper can snake around and lift a variety of objects, including a glass vase and a ...

As Singapore becomes a super-aged society and more seniors are expected to live alone, experts and eldercare providers say artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology will be the way to go to ...

A gentle lifting gripper that could transform healthcare, mobility assistance and even unload heavy cargo. Read on!