A new robot with high-quality sensor and flexible control
technology make Japan a step ahead in providing high quality care for the
growing elderly population. The robot developed by researchers at RIKEN and
Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI), capable of lifting patients weighing up to 80kg
from floor to bed and into a wheelchair. This can reduce one of the duties of
nurses that are quite difficult and take a lot of energy.
It is estimated that Japan’s elderly population in 2015 that
require further treatment amount to 5.7 million people. Japan faces an urgent
need to assist care duties at the hospital. Japan faces an urgent need to
assist care duties at the hospital. One of the hardest tasks for nurses is to
perform the task. They do an average of 40 times per day.
RIBA-II is a new robot that can overcome the limitations of
RTC with additional power and more functionality. The new joint is mounted on
the robot base and the lower back makes RIBA-II can crouch down and lift the
patient from the mattress on the floor, the hardest tasks for the nurse
physically. It is quoted Japan.
This second-generation robot can complete the new task
properly because it has Rubber Smart sensors, mounted on the robot arm and
chest. Such sensors allow RIBA-II to detect a person's weight quickly through touch
thus ensuring patient safety.
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