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Robots that Help the Elderly

by Todd Peterson on May 14, 2009

Rosie, the family maid on the prime-time animated sitcom the Jetsons,

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moms mabley May 15, 2009 at 4:57 pm

I think this might be the solution to me finding the perfect husband! Seriously this is a great article, and as we all live longer, hopefully in the near future robots will help to bring a better quality of life to the elderly and disabled. Very Interesting!

robbie July 18, 2009 at 9:14 am

interesting and useful………….

Teresa Joudrey October 28, 2009 at 4:48 am

I own an irobot roomba vacume and I love it. I would like to own their whole line of products. I have considered buyiing one for my mother but thought better of it. What some may not consider is that it has to be emptied after every use and if you are unstable on you feet, bending down to pick it up could prove challanging. They are not that light in weight.

Lau August 6, 2010 at 7:05 am

I recently had a discussion with a government policy student about ‘community care’ which here is a label for the institutionalised provision (state provision mostly) of care for the needy and vulnerable which consists mainly of children and the elderly. In the UK, by 2030 it is predicted that over half of the population will be over fifty and right now there are more over 60s here than there are under 16s. I know this sounds like ‘do gooder’ speak but it’s not about that, but having compassion for those around us. I found a good info source of contacts for help with senior care.
<a href="http://www.mmcgcarehomes.co.uk/az.asp"Caring for the elderly
I care for a few elderly residents in my town and it gives me such satisfaction to make then more comfortable and happy. It makes me happy you could say.
In short (and forgive me the rant) robots cannot replace human contact that older people need when they can no longer do for themselves. In some tough I think it could prevent some older people having to go into a care home as they will have a robotic device to do some fetching, carrying etc..

Lau August 10, 2010 at 7:03 am

Sorry I made a typing error with the link before

Caring for the elderly

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