Researchers Testing Robots Designed to Help with Falls

Every few months, it seems that a new caregiving robot pops up. The newest one, being tested in Europe, is designed to help residents who have fallen and send an alert when there is unusual behavior, such as a resident attempting to leave a facility in the middle of the night..

The researchers behind the robots hope that they can eventually be used as 24-hour surveillance throughout long-term care facilities. They would work alongside their human counterparts.

The robots are described as looking like human-sized chess pawns and have blinking, illuminated "eyes."

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