Japans population over 65 now totals 30 million people 25% of its citizens and includes 51,000 people over 100 years of age. Attempts to utilise nursing staff from the Philippines and Indonesia have largely failed due to cultural and political barriers. Domestic robots have become a serious solution and are already a $1.8 billion business in Japan alone. Car manufacturer Toyota believes aged care will be an extremely large market for it. They have just released their 130cm tall Human Support Robot which is controlled by a tablet computer. A robot butler, it will pick items up and bring them to a patients bed while avoiding obstacles.
Cyberdyne's Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) body suit photographed, can increase the wearers body strength tenfold. It is being used in over 130 facilities in Japan to help the rehabilitation of stroke victims. The company rents them at $2,000 per month. Japan also utilises conversation robots to provide company to lonely elderly people.
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Exclusive: Aveo to sell off its retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania
Tony Randello, CEO of the nation’s leading retirement village provider, said the impending sale of its 16 retirement villages in South Australia and Tasmania “aligns with Aveo’s regular strategic review of opportunities across its portfolio”. The...
