The idea of using the robots was to eliminate employees from having to complete repetitive tasks, and in turn allowing them to focus more on resident interactions.

More information: Yong Suk Lee et al, Robots and labor in nursing homes, Labour Economics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2024.102666 Provided by University of Notre Dame ...

CHONGQING — A new type of robot has landed a job at an eldercare service center in Chongqing, thanks to its knack for ...

By getting its humanoid robots into homes, the startup 1X hopes to gather enormous amounts of data that can show these robots ...

The Commons of Providence Senior Care Community in Sandusky bought two robots this year. They are used in the residents’ dining room to help serve food and take plates to the dishwasher.

A home robot developed by Chinese home appliance manufacturer Haier is displayed during an expo in Shanghai in March last year. CHEN YUYU/FOR CHINA DAILY At Shenzhen Nursing Home, robots are now ...

The 150-kg (330 lb) artificial intelligence-driven humanoid robot called AIREC is a prototype future “caregiver” for Japan’s rapidly ageing population and chronic shortage of aged-care workers.