'Care' tagged posts

A Day For Ryans

LightGramsFebruary 22, 2024Volume 28, Number 5 If your name is Ryan, you have only a day or two to get to Austin, Texas. February 24 is the date of the “Ryan Rodeo”. All the details can be found on MeetUp.com. Among the activities will be square dancing, because “you can’t spell country without R-Y”. By…

Personal Care Robots

LightGrams September 17, 2020 Volume 24, Number 33 CARESSES, a study that is jointly funded by the European Union and the Japanese government, has been ongoing for the past three years. The acronym stands for “Culture-Aware Robots and Environmental Sensory Systems for Elderly Care”. Robots are being tested to provide emotional support to seniors in…