Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mister Bah is a robot that catches people who are about to fall over and helps people sit and stand. In a clinical trial with 29 ...

The demographic landscape in the U.S. is shifting rapidly, with the median age now at 38.9, almost a decade older than it was in 1980. By 2050, the population of adults over 65 is projected to surge ...

IBM Research is collaborating with Rice University’s computer and psychology departments to create a prototype robot, called the IBM Multi-Purpose Eldercare Robot Assistant. IBM Multi-Purpose ...

Rice University and IBM have teamed up to develop a state-of-the-art robotic assistant that can help monitor and assist elderly patients and their caregivers unlike ever before. Kristopher Sturgis IBM ...

IBM is working with Houston-based Rice University to create sensors for a robot that will help senior citizens remain healthy and safe while living alone, according to Business Insider. The sensors ...

Researchers from Penn State conducted a study on the use of robot helpers by senior citizens that consisted of interviewing 45 adults between the ages of 65 and 95 at a Senior Citizens Center in ...

As China grapples with a shortage of nursing personnel, national lawmakers and political advisers have turned to technology, ...