Singapore's hospitals turn to robots for healthcare assistance
23-Jul-15, Straits Times
With Singapore's rapidly-ageing population, there will be more seniors needing care in future, but not enough carers to do the job.
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This is why hospitals are turning to robots and other assistive technology to ease the burden on the manpower-strapped sector.
A robot, not a therapist, can help recovering stroke patients exercise; another can keep early stage dementia patients occupied and alert them to take their medicine, or to call for a helper when it senses that they are struggling to get up.
Call it Changi General Hospital's answer to the labour crunch. This technology can become mainstream within the next few years.