The Robots Are Coming! Japanese Elder-Care Robots and VetMed’s Future
Walk into a Tokyo eldercare facility today and you’ll see the future already working alongside caregivers. Residents are walking again with Honda’s Walking Assist exoskeleton, which senses hip motion and powers gait retraining. Care staff wear the Muscle Suit Every, an ISO-certified power-assist suit that protects the lower back during lifts. Panasonic’s Resyone bed converts …