In a quiet robotics lab in north-west London, three black mechanical hands stretch and curl with human-like precision. No claws or pincers. Just joints where they should be. "We're not building ...

A half-dozen women and men are sitting around Pepper, who is dancing to Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock." Pepper is a 4-foot-tall robot entertaining an audience mostly in wheelchairs at The Estates at ...

The rapidly increasing aging population will lead to a shortage of care providers in the future. While robotic technologies are a potential alternative, their widespread use is limited by poor ...

Home-care robots hold significant potential in empowering older adults. Researchers from Chiba University, Japan, assess factors influencing the willingness to use home-care robots among caregivers ...