AI robots may hold key to nursing Japan’s ageing population

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“Given our highly advanced ageing society and declining births, we will be needing robots’ support for medical and elderly care, and in our daily lives,” said Shigeki Sugano, the Waseda University professor leading AIREC’s research with government funding.

Japan is the world’s most advanced ageing society with a falling birth rate, dwindling working-age population and restrictive immigration policies.

Wouldn’t it be much simpler for Japan to just let immigrants from poorer countries in SE Asia and Philippines to work as home health aides?

Robotic tech is no where near evolved to the level to perform much more besides Roomba like activities