Elderly To Be Cared For By Robots To Solve Staff Shortage
TECHNOCRACY NEWS
Technocrats believe they can use science and technology to solve any and every problem facing mankind, including caring for the elderly. After all, hiring robots is much cheaper than human staff, and robots don’t complain about working conditions. Families are more easily able to shirk their own responsibility for elderly parents. Is this the future we want? ⁃ TN Editor
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Robots which can listen, learn and react to people are being introduced in care homes to help look after residents and prevent loneliness.
The humanoid companions, which are equipped with artificial intelligence, will be able to recognise the needs and emotions of frail, elderly residents.
They will take the strain off overburdened care workers and, as they get to know their charges, will adapt their conversations to subjects of interest to them.
A £2.5million EU-funded trial in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire and Advinia Health Care, one of the UK’s largest care providers, will be launched in September.