In a quiet robotics lab in north-west London, three black mechanical hands stretch and curl with human-like precision. No claws or pincers. Just joints where they should be. "We're not building ...

A report last year by the charity, Skills for Care, found that there were 131,000 vacancies for adult care workers in England. In all, around two million people aged 65 and over in England are living ...

The rapidly increasing aging population will lead to a shortage of care providers in the future. While robotic technologies are a potential alternative, their widespread use is limited by poor ...

A half-dozen women and men are sitting around Pepper, who is dancing to Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock." Pepper is a 4-foot-tall robot entertaining an audience mostly in wheelchairs at The Estates at ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Three new employees at the Cobb County Sheriff's Office are making a sizable first impression. The DEKA robots — nicknamed "jailbots" — stand nearly six feet tall and weigh almost ...

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 ...