Published: 10:43am, 26 Oct, 2015 Updated: 5:34pm, 18 Mar, 2016
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 .