Where Are the Elder Care Robots?
From: IEEE Spectrum - 11/12/2012
By: Frank Tobe

Research labs and companies all over the world have been working to build
robots that can assist the elderly. But where are these robots? Robotics
analyst Frank Tobe discusses the promises and challenges of elder care robot
technologies. 

Read the entire article at:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/where-are-the-eldercare-robots

Links:
The Robot Report
http://www.therobotreport.com/

How Robots Lost Their Way - Joe Engelberger
http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2003-11-30/how-robots-lost-their-way

Service Robots: Rise of the Machines (Again)
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_11/b4219032532458.htm

Public attitudes towards robots
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_382_fact_dk_en.pdf

Robots in the Home: Will Older Adults Roll out the Welcome Mat?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025161518.htm

Socially Assistive Robotics: An NSF Expedition in Computing
http://www.robotshelpingkids.org/

Healthcare Robotics - Georgia Institute of Technology
http://healthcare-robotics.com/

Hizook (Robotics News for Academics & Professionals)
http://www.hizook.com/

Robot Dalen (Swedish)
http://www.robotdalen.se/en/

Bestic - an eating assistive device
http://www.robotdalen.se/en/Projects/Bestic---a-feeding-robot/

Giraff - a mobile solution for the home
http://www.robotdalen.se/en/Projects/Giraff---a-mobile-robot-for-the-home/

Traini Test - rehabilitation robot
http://www.robotdalen.se/en/Projects/TrainiTest---rehabilitation-robot/

[zoom]uphill - powered four-wheeler takes you out into nature
http://www.robotdalen.se/en/Projects/ZoomCamp---takes-you-out-into-nature/

CompanionAble
http://www.companionable.net/

Double Robots
http://www.doublerobotics.com/

InTouch Health
http://www.intouchhealth.com/

Vgo
http://www.vgocom.com/

Hoaloha Robotics
http://www.hoaloharobotics.com/