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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. 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 ...

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

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    A video demonstration shows a circular piece of cultured living skin, anchored over a 3D facial mold being stretched from a blank facial expression to a smile. ... Japanese scientists make robot ...

  5. 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. [1]

  6. Companion robot - Wikipedia

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    Paro is a pet-type robot system developed by Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). The robot, which looked like a small harp seal, was designed as a therapeutic tool for use in hospitals and nursing homes. [7] [8] The robot is programmed to cry for attention and respond to its name. [7]

  7. Robots help provide companionship, health benefits to aging ...

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    People are at greater risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, anxiety or depression, memory issues, or even death. More than one in three adults aged 50–80 reported a lack of ...

  8. 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.

  9. HRP-4C - Wikipedia

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    HRP-4C AIST's humanoid girl robot. The HRP-4C, nicknamed Miim, is a feminine-looking humanoid robot created by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a Japanese research facility. Miim measures 158 centimetres (5 feet, 2 inches) tall and weighs 43 kilos (95 pounds) including a battery pack.