Reuters.com Japan eyes robots to support aging population http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST27585420070912?sp=true
Wed Sep 12, 2007 Japan economy to shrink as population ages By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO (Reuters) - It looks like a washing machine on wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a Tokyo high-rise is a robot. Japanese researchers hope that robots like this one will be the answer to a pressing question hanging over the country -- how to cope with an aging population and a declining labor force. http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST27585420070912?sp=true
