alt Hacker NewsHow exactly is building a robot to take out the trash "robot care for the elderly"? Any chore done by humans -- including but not limited to the elderly -- that can be automated by a robot is considered "robot care for the elderly"?
If that is what the above poster meant, they should have stated it more clearly because it did not come through.
That is generally what people mean by robot care for the elderly. Doing chores pertaining to the elderly.
Elderly need a lot of help with a lot of things. Maybe it's the trash, maybe it's helping them find their keys or remembering to take their medication.
What did you think they meant? I assume that if someone meant we need robots to provide companionship or emotional support for the elderly, they would say that instead.