Many companies have introduced a number of tomorrow's technologies to give care to patients remotely, help with different physical therapies, and execute surgeries.
The University of Illinois roboticist recently got a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the concept of designing little autonomous drones to carry out simple house actions, like taking a bottle of medicine from a next room.
Scientists say that the idea might seem embarrassing to many, and they believe that drones will be safe and will become everyday helpers in elder care within several years.
An aging population will set a huge load on the world’s healthcare system by 2050, demographers say.
Now 14 percent of the world’s population is older than 65, a great contrast with the 9% of the population that is less than 5 years old.
Isolation is one of the most disagreeable problems for older adults, and there is proof that human contact can postpone intellectual recession.
