{"id":419879,"date":"2010-03-12T02:32:41","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T07:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/twendy-one-robot-elderly\/14496\/"},"modified":"2010-03-12T02:32:41","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T07:32:41","slug":"twendy-one-ready-to-lend-a-robotic-helping-hand-to-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/419879","title":{"rendered":"Twendy-One ready to lend a robotic helping hand to the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/twendy-one-5.jpg\" alt=\"Twendy-One helps out with a spot of cooking\"><\/p>\n<p>Japan, like many other countries, faces a rapidly aging population sparking concerns about how the elderly will be cared for in their twilight years. Japan being Japan has turned to robotics with researchers developing robots to assist the elderly with everything from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/taizo-the-exercising-robot\/12830\/\" >exercise<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ubot5-care-robot\/9188\/\" >independent living<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/robovie-ii-robotic-shopping-assistant\/13664\/\" >shopping<\/a>. Twendy-One is the latest robotic helper to join the fray designed to support aging people in their daily activities&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/aging\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aging<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/dexterity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dexterity<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/japan\/\" rel=\"tag\">Japan<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/robot\/\" rel=\"tag\">Robot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/the-care-o-bot-3--always-at-your-service\/9628\/\">The Care-O-bot 3  &#8211; always at your service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/brown-university-autonomous-gesture-following-robot\/11285\/\">Brown University develops autonomous, gesture-following robot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tmsuk-sends-a-robot-to-do-the-shopping\/9636\/\">TMSUK sends a robot to do the shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/taizo-the-exercising-robot\/12830\/\">Work out with Taizo the exercising robot<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2260\/\">GuardRobo C4 deters intruders, welcomes visitors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/1825\/\">Bluetooth enabled Micro-robot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/flx2aaLHxP3Pv8ca3i36Ar7wihE\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/flx2aaLHxP3Pv8ca3i36Ar7wihE\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/flx2aaLHxP3Pv8ca3i36Ar7wihE\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/flx2aaLHxP3Pv8ca3i36Ar7wihE\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ShCkHQ1TjrI:ObDkrcDx84k:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ShCkHQ1TjrI:ObDkrcDx84k:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ShCkHQ1TjrI:ObDkrcDx84k:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=ShCkHQ1TjrI:ObDkrcDx84k:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ShCkHQ1TjrI:ObDkrcDx84k:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=ShCkHQ1TjrI:ObDkrcDx84k:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=ShCkHQ1TjrI:ObDkrcDx84k:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/ShCkHQ1TjrI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan, like many other countries, faces a rapidly aging population sparking concerns about how the elderly will be cared for in their twilight years. 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