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Robot nurses could help care for the elderly and disabled and lessen nursing shortages in the UK. Photo: Piero Cruciatti/Alamy
How robot nurses could help care for world’s elderly and disabled, and ease a shortage of the human kind
- A British-built robot, Baxter, can detect if a human needs help moving or dressing, and use its sensors and dexterous fingers to lend a hand
- Japan already has robotic care at homes for the elderly, while a California firm has developed ElliQ, a robotic companion for older people
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Updated: 10:00pm, 23 Aug, 2019
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Robot nurses could help care for the elderly and disabled and lessen nursing shortages in the UK. Photo: Piero Cruciatti/Alamy
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