/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/human-carrying-bot-gets-an-upgradewww.youtube.com/watch Japanese company Riken has partnered up with Tokai Rubber in the creation of the RIBA II nursing assistant robot. At the joint laboratory RTC, RIKEN-TRI Collaboration Center for Human-Interactive Robot Research, they have t...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/human-carrying-bot-gets-an-upgradeFri, 05 Aug 2011 23:31:37 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:48082cbe-db19-4bba-a700-f42430a785cbDAB1<p>I think the Japanese are on the right track here.&nbsp; Taking care of the disabled can be a very difficult task for someone, even if its a loved one.&nbsp; A robot would have the infinite patience to carefully support a person in need and could be relied upon to use the correct procedures each time.&nbsp; The only risk would be a failure in which the robot could inadvertantly harm the person being cared for.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=12849&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">