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 ...

Are robots the solution to China's growing aged care problem? The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced a large-scale trial program to test whether intelligent machines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Tokyo, a humanoid robot is being tested as a potential caregiver for Japan's aging population. Dubbed AIREC (AI-driven Robot ...

Shadow Health Minister Anne Ruston is immediately calling on the Labor government to “put in some human overdrive” into the ...

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 ...

Yongin Special City (Mayor Sangil Lee) announced on April 13, 2026, that it will expand its senior health management project ...

Reports estimate Japan will face a shortage of 11 million workers by 2040, as nearly 30% of the population will be over 65.

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 ...

Did you know that the average annual cost of in-home care in the U.S. has now surpassed $60,000? It's a staggering figure that's leaving many families scrambling for alternatives. But what if I told ...

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 ...