IBM is working with Houston-based Rice University to create sensors for a robot that will help senior citizens remain healthy and safe while living alone, according to Business Insider.

IBM Research is collaborating with Rice University's computer and psychology departments to create a prototype robot, called the IBM Multi-Purpose Eldercare Robot Assistant.

"If we have AI-equipped robots that can grasp each care receiver's living conditions and personal traits, there may be a future for them to directly provide nursing care," he said.

Facing high employee turnover and an aging population, nursing homes have increasingly turned to robots to complete a variety of care tasks, but few researchers have explored how these ...

The futuristic nursing home with its robots, automation, artificial intelligence and computerized health monitoring will be much cheaper to operate because it will require fewer staff.

Researchers examine whether advancements in robotics and AI can replicate nurses' human qualities. The concept of AI-powered robots in nursing isn’t far-fetched anymore—Baptist Health in ...

Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to play a key role in nursing practice in the future. In this regard, researchers from Japan ask whether intelligent machines can replace ...