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: Robear, who are accelerating the development of its Human Support Robot; Sumitomo Riko, who has developed an experimental nursing care robot, called Toyota, 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.
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.