Last month, more than four million Americans quit their jobs. The sectors most impacted were retail and restaurants. When several were asked, the main reasons were low pay and poor working ...

Welfare robots are specifically designed to operate in human environments, providing assistance through physical support and ...

More information: Yong Suk Lee et al, Robots and labor in nursing homes, Labour Economics (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2024.102666 Provided by University of Notre Dame ...

In fact intelligent robots can already be found in some UK care homes, with one study finding they helped boost mental health and reduce loneliness. And some could even be mistaken for a real ...

Unitree launches humanoid robots, sparking demand for elderly care in China Unitrees humanoid robot models highlight rising ...

In fact, AI robot Nadine is a humanoid copy of her creator, Nadia. Nadia was inspired to create Nadine by her personal experience of the loneliness elderly people can face in care homes.

In Japan, for example, robots have been rolled out in nursing homes, offices, and schools as the country's population ages and its workforce shrinks. Many places in China have been accelerating ...

“We found that robot adoption complements care workers by reducing quit rates,” Lee said.“This is important because turnover is a big concern in nursing homes. Workers typically experience a ...

Researchers in china are developing robots to assist healthcare professionals in a variety of settings, from surgery to intensive care ... their homes, health insurance and hospitals — and ...

AI has revealed what Gen Z and Millennials think their future retirement will look like – from robots to smart care homes.

A resident at Maison Ferrari, a retirement home in Clamart ... This woman at a long-term care facility in Montgeron, France, treated the robot as a confidant. They were indoors, but she imagined ...