Many were open to the idea of a robot at home, particularly if it could be personalized, affordable and easy to use. They often welcomed the potential for socially assistive robots and home sensors to ...

Around the world, health care workers are in short supply, with a shortage of 4.5 million nurses expected by 2030, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Nurses are already feeling the ...

Self-driving food delivery robots will be able to help out during busy periods and staff shortages, according to a restaurant boss, but there are fears about the impact on jobs. Several automated ...

The U.S. is about to face a reckoning when it comes to its 65-and-older population outnumbering children for the first time. But other nations — including Japan — are facing an even steeper ratio of ...

SERVICES AND PERMANENTLY OFF THE STREETS. STUDENTS AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY ARE BUILDING AND TESTING ROBOTS THAT COULD ONE DAY HELP US OUT AT HOME. THEY ARE PROGRAMING THESE ROBOTS TO HELP WITH EVERYDAY ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A hot new job has emerged in Los Angeles: robot wrangler to help delivery bots navigate the real world. The robots ...

A University of Chicago study suggests robots could offer a new kind of support to help kids eliminate anxiety about reading out loud. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing ...

Somewhere between flying down the zip line and climbing the high ropes course, Jaimi Vore realized she had lost a step. "I'm thinking, 'Wow, I'm still young enough,'" the 46-year-old recalled. "I want ...

Nearly 17 percent of retail goods purchased in the United States were returned last year -- that's $890 billion in merchandise according to the National Retail Federation. One Santa Clarita company, ...