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How robots could help bridge the elder-care gap

  • Written by Cynthia Matuszek, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, UMBC, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageRobots can also lend a hand of sorts.Photographee.eu/Shutterstock.com

Despite innovations that make it easier for seniors to keep living on their own rather than moving into special facilities, most elderly people eventually need a hand with chores and other everyday activities.

Friends and relatives often can’t do all the work. Growing...

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