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 ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Over 11,000 Americans turn 65 each day, and with each passing year comes more risk for one of the most dangerous threats of aging: falls. But have no fear! Researchers from the ...

Six of multiple possible assistance scenarios with a prototype of a new robot being developed at MIT. Top row: getting into/out of a bathtub, bending down to reach objects, and catching a fall. Bottom ...

PTR Robots is a Danish service robot company introducing a robot that can both mobilize and transfer patients—while simultaneously boosting the working environment. The invention has been developed in ...

Tokyo’s airports operate with remarkable precision. At Haneda Airport and Narita International Airport, millions of ...

Immobility in patients has always been an issue at home or at a hospital. It can be a result of a neurodegenerative disease, stroke, or even a bone fracture, making it challenging to move a person ...

ROEQ, the global leader in mobile robotic equipment (MRE), has launched two new top modules and accompanying accessories designed to boost the payload and lifting capabilities of autonomous mobile ...