Tokai Rubber, Riken devise nursing-care robot to carry people

Tokai Rubber, Riken devise nursing-care robot to carry people

NAGOYA, Japan - A robot devised for use in nursing care carries a woman to a wheelchair on Aug. 27 at the Nagoya branch of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research. The robot, which is about 140 cm tall and named RIBA, was jointly developed by the independent administrative institute known as Riken and Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd.

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