By Gareth Willmer A hospital in central Paris has had an unexpected helper ... during trials, an elderly lady approaches ARI to ask directions to office 253. The robot blinks, turns its head ...

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology team created the Elderly Bodily Assistance Robot, or E-Bar, to help elderly people ...

E-BAR is a set of robotic handlebars that follow a person from behind. A user can walk independently or lean on the robot’s arms for support.

Robots may fill a critical need in dealing with dementia patients ...

As with other AI, the technology aims to help people ... GrandPad created a simplified tablet for seniors. Ageless Innovation created robotic pets,” he said. But Skuler believes ElliQ ...

Nejat’s machines, a special type known as socially assistive robots, are designed to engage with humans and could help fill an urgent need: caregiving for the elderly. The population of people ...

The test demonstrated how medical robots could be used to help the elderly with basic functions such as changing positions or their clothes. The 150kg, £50,000 mechanical helper called Airec was ...

Greg Olsen, the acting director of NYSOFA, said that loneliness has grave health consequences for seniors and it "can literally kill you." Robotic pets are one tool to help alleviate loneliness.