RIBA, the new Robot for Interactive Body Assistance, has a cuddly teddy bear cuteness. On the one hand, this probably makes the idea of a robot nurse
Japan's Institute of Physical and Chemical Research and Tokai Rubber Industries are keen to have this nursing bot take on the burden and more tedious aspects of healthcare.
Considering that there's always a shortage of good nurses both in the West and Asia, RIBA should be a boon for bedridden patients.
Covered in polyurethane foam and silicone, RIBA comes implanted with tactile sensors. Its lower body runs on an Omunihoiru truck, with drive time at 1 hour on the nickel-hydrogen battery.
This 140cm-tall androgynous assistant is the strong, silent type, with binocular stereo cameras for face recognition and two microphones for speech comprehension.Tokai Rubber plans to make its robo bear a standard feature in nursing homes come a few years' time.
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