According to the World Health Organisation , 22 % of the world 's elderly will be above 60 years old by 2050 , leading scientists to create new robots that can help assist the elderly . Companies which are leading the development include : Toyota , who are accelerating the development of its own Support Robot ; Sumitomo Riko , who has developed an experimental nursing wheelchair robot , called Robear , that can carry patients from a bed to a wheel ##chair ; the GiraffPlus Robot that works in sync with smart home technology , such as environment sensors , to identify where the patient may be and can report falls and health readings ; the robot - O - bot , a German made robot that can remind an elderly person of important appointments , when to take their medication and report an emergency ; and the Anchor Robotics Personalised Assisted Living ( ARPAL ) robot , that can feed back a patient 's data and habits in order to devise a care system adapted to their individual lifestyles .
According to the World Health Organisation, 22% of the world's population will be above 60 years old by 2050, leading scientists to create new robots that can help assist the elderly. Companies which are leading the development include: Toyota, who are accelerating the development of its Human Support Robot; Sumitomo Riko, who has developed an experimental nursing care robot, called Robear, that can carry patients from a bed to a wheel chair; the GiraffPlus Robot that works in sync with smart home technology, such as environment sensors, to identify where the patient may be and can report falls and health readings; the Care-O-bot, a German made robot that can remind an elderly person of important appointments, when to take their medication and report an emergency; and the Anchor Robotics Personalised Assisted Living (ARPAL) robot, that can feed back a patient's data and habits in order to devise a care system adapted to their individual lifestyles.