Robots

What do birthdays have to do with long-term care? Well, I’ve been having them long-term. And at this point, I’ve ceased to care. You probably see that statement for what it is, nothing but bitter bluster....

Given recent news, award presentations at future long-term care conventions might have a new twist.  “And now, please put your hands together for our Frontline Caregiver of the Year: Arti3000, a tireless...

A tabletop robot designed specifically for older adults is making its way into the homes of 800 New York residents, including those who live in senior living communities.

Elon Musk is apparently not satisfied with disrupting the transportation, space exploration and telecommunications sectors. Now he is setting his sights on long-term care.

A robot helps chronic disease patients better manage their treatment plan and feel less alone while doing so.

Seniors are generally receptive to the idea of caregiving robots, though they prefer assistance from humans for certain tasks, a new survey finds.

An experimental “socially assistive” robot has been shown to get better results in elderly rehabilitation patients than human therapists, preliminary research finds.

If you can speak authoritatively about long-term care robots in social conversation, people tend to snap to attention. I can.

Japanese scientists have invented yet another type of robot aimed at making life a little it easier for senior citizens, this time in the form of a robot baby.

Aging baby boomers reluctant to wind up in nursing homes can rest a little easier knowing about a new home-care robot. Scientists in Connecticut have successfully created a pill-dispensing robot with the...