Aging Populations, Shrinking Workforces, and the AI That Might Bridge the Gap
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Human capacity is the biggest bottleneck in care. But robots are quickly becoming more dexterous and capable of becoming true partners to human caregivers in healthcare settings.
The call for robot caregivers is not new. What is new is the increased pain in the form of more older people, a shrinking pool of caregivers, and the maturation of the technology that finally makes it viable.
If caregiving robots can alleviate the caregiving pressure on a stretched professional workforce and help our parents and grandparents age in place, we have the chance to redefine health outcomes for generations.