Caregivers design robots that increase joyful moments and reduce emotional stress Building robots that can help people with dementia has been a longtime goal for roboticists. Yet until now,... Read more
A new survey finds young people increasingly depressed about their prospects for the future With new artificially intelligent machines appearing every day, young people are worried about whe... Read more
” What she needs is someone who is always there, who can help with everyday tasks, who will listen and smile.” EACH time I make a house call, I stay much longer than I should. I can’t... Read more
Our life expectancy lengthens and members of the ‘silver generation’ make up an ever-larger proportion of the population. Can technologies help us in caring for ourselves, our older relative... Read more
“Giving old people robots to talk to is a dystopian view that is being classified as utopian.” In the opening scene of the movie “Robot & Frank,” which takes place in the near future, Fr... Read more