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How Far Away Is Robotic Elder Care? A Look at Implementation Paths Through Three Types of Care Work

The author analyzes the real-world distance to robotic elder care, noting that caregiving involves three types of labor—physical, emotional, and cognitive. Robots currently excel at information-based tasks such as monitoring, reminders, and conversation, while the most anticipated physical labor remains the biggest bottleneck due to a lack of real interaction data. Drawing on 20 years of experience with Japanese care robots, the article argues that small, specialized vertical products are more likely to survive, while general-purpose care robots mostly remain prototypes. It derives an implementation sequence: institutions first, then home; commercial services first, then household consumer use.

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