Five Japanese robots that for care an ageing population

A lot of Japanese companies developed a robot for the helper, worker, and careworker or friends. Due to the world population of older people growing at an unprecedented rate. US National Institute on Aging said 8.5 percent of the world population is aged 65 or over, and the percentage could be a rise in 2050 at 17 percent. Caring elder people is a challenge for some health companies and others.

Pepper Robot, SoftBank Robotics (previously Aldebaran Robotics)



Japan, with a quarter of the population already over 65-year-old, some companies in Japan take sharped to create a robot for care, help, and be a friend to older people. The first experiment is a robot for helping homework, and that going good results. So, some try to build a robot for older activity, so let's check five robots for careworker older people.

Chapit


Chapit (communication robot)

Chapit is a communication robot by RayTron. incChapit recognizes a human voice even in a noisy environment and knows extra than 500 words. It can operate 200 kinds of remote controllers for various home electric appliances.

Hug


Hug (robot), helping patient moving

Hug is assist robot by Fuji Machine Manufacturing, Hug helping as careworkers of arduous and repetitive tasks such as helping patients on to their feet or moving them from bed to wheelchair. The emphasis is on finding a solution that requires the least third-party assistance and set-up. Hug is innovative in that it responds to the strength of individual users and adds to that. 

Tree


Tree, Assist Robot For Walking Rehabilitation "Soutenir"

Tree is assisting robot by Reif Corp, Tree robot is for human assistance out of the process of walking rehabilitation. It uses responsive audio-visual instructions to work with the patient to help them make progress of their walking rehabilitation.

Muscle Suit


Muscle Suit robot for carer assistance

Muscle suit is a carer assistance robot by Innophys, This wearable exoskeleton helps a person lift people or objects. Its artificial muscles use air pressure to deliver extreme strength. The company behind it was spun out from the Tokyo University of Science.

Robohelper Sasuke

Robohelper Sasuke demontration


Robohelper Sasuke is a robot for lift a patient, this robot was created by Muscle Robo. Robo-helper Sasuke uses a different approach to Hug, above. Described as “a motor with a brain”, it is designed for more infirm patients. It lifts a person via a sheet that it maneuvers beneath the patient.