Around the world, health care workers are in short supply, with a shortage of 4.5 million nurses expected by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Nurses are already feeling the ...

Robots might seem like inhumane stopgaps to care for aging elders, but once this technology proves itself, it will present genuine solutions to crises of affordability, reliability, and access. Its ...

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 ...

Home robots are no longer a futuristic concept—they are becoming a tangible part of modern living. Advances in consumer robotics have made smart home robots more capable, intuitive, and affordable ...