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Hanyang University Myongji Hospital has partnered with U.S.-based physical AI company Lavoro AI to jointly test and develop robotic and autonomous systems for nonclinical tasks in hospital settings, the hospital said Tuesday. Lavoro AI is a startup co-founded by Jean Oh, a professor of robotics.
Read the original →The government will test smart home monitoring before deploying AI care robots from 2030. The aim is to support older adults and ease pressure on care workers.
Read the original →Team Select Home Care bet $6 million on proprietary predictive AI trained on more than a decade of patient records.
Read the original →Shortages of workers supporting daily-life infrastructure such as healthcare, nursing care, construction and logistics have been pointed out. Attention is turning to highly skilled personnel called 'Advanced Essential Workers' (AEW).
Read the original →Monakaya Co., Ltd. issued a press release on October 7, 2026, at 10:00. The release announces a talk at H.C.R.2026 on October 9. The talk covers why care AI goes unused and three conditions under which it is used.
Read the original →The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says over 120,000 veterans in the United States are legally blind.
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