Hello Robot's Stretch 4 is a wheeled robot designed for safe home assistance, offering an alternative to humanoid robots with ...

Many were open to the idea of a robot at home, particularly if it could be personalized, affordable and easy to use. They often welcomed the potential for socially assistive robots and home sensors to ...

Around the world, health care workers are in short supply, with a shortage of 4.5 million nurses expected by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Nurses are already feeling the ...

Industrial robots are sometimes kept away from humans and behind cages for fear of their mindless iron grip and bone-crunching power. But in the gleaming corridors of the new Stanford Robotics Center, ...

SERVICES AND PERMANENTLY OFF THE STREETS. STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY ARE BUILDING AND TESTING ROBOTS THAT COULD ONE DAY HELP US OUT AT HOME. THEY ARE PROGRAMING THESE ROBOTS TO HELP WITH EVERYDAY ...

The U.S. is about to face a reckoning when it comes to its 65-and-older population outnumbering children for the first time. But other nations — including Japan — are facing an even steeper ratio of ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...