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  2. Ageing Japan: Robots may have role in future of elder care

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    The global market for nursing care and disabled aid robots, made up of mostly Japanese manufacturers, is still tiny: just $19.2 million in 2016, according to the International Federation of Robotics.

  3. Hospi - Wikipedia

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    HOSPI is a hospital delivery robot manufactured by Panasonic. HOSPI service robots were originally developed to be used in healthcare amid Japan's rapidly aging society. [ 1 ] It features autonomous navigation capabilities, which allows it navigate using onboard sensors instead of obtrusive rail systems or delineated routes.

  4. Japanese scientists make robot face with living skin that can ...

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    Scientists in Japan have made a robot face covered in living, self-healing skin that can smile in a demonstration of a new technique researchers believe could help pave the way for lifelike ...

  5. Robot built for Japan's aging workforce finds ... - AOL

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    The latest feature of the remote-controlled or so-called avatar robot is a hand attachment that uses ultraviolet light to kill viruses on door handles. Robot built for Japan's aging workforce ...

  6. Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with ...

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    The result, though eerie, is an important step towards building more life-like robots, said lead researcher Shoji Takeuchi. Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin ...

  7. Hiroshi Ishiguro - Wikipedia

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    Hiroshi Ishiguro (石黒浩, Ishiguro Hiroshi, born 23 October 1963) is a Japanese roboticist and engineer. He is the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, part of the Department of Systems Innovation in the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University, Japan.

  8. Humanoid Robotics Project - Wikipedia

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    The Humanoid Robotics Project (HRP) is a project for development of general domestic helper robots, sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), spearheaded by Kawada Industries and supported by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Kawasaki Heavy ...

  9. Japanese robotics - Wikipedia

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    Robots are also seen as a solution to Japan's declining birth rate and shrinking workforce, which is an important issue in Japanese society. Although the number of workers that a robot could replace varies on the type of industry, a robot may do the job for several workers and can provide an answer to the nation's declining workforce.