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 ...

AI-powered robot Nurabot is designed to help nurses with repetitive tasks, in a bid to reduce their workload and mitigate ...

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 ...

OHBU, Japan -- The elderly patients suffer from severe dementia, but their faces light up when they see the dog-shaped robot, swaddled in soft clothing, waddle around the hospital floor. Some clap; ...

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, ...

Glowing digital eyes momentarily transforming into hearts, the robot gently closed a pincer "hand" around the phone, lifted it above eye level and snapped a selfie. This is Aeo, the newest version of ...