Trusting Robots: Insight, SBS One
Episode of Insight examining whether humanity is being threatened by thinking robots, and where robotic advances will take us into the future. What are the ethical and moral questions to consider?
Astroboy in Roboland
Documentary looking at how robots of all sizes, shapes and functions are being developed and put into use in Japan.
There are a number of newspaper and journal articles on this database which address the use of care robots in Japan. Try looking at the results for the following searches:
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Articles about care robots
The following articles address the topic of care robots in Japan:
Japanese 'robot with a heart' will care for the elderly and children, The Independent, 29 April 2015.
Robot niche expands in senior care, The Japan Times, 19 June 2013.
Japanese robot bear nurses soon to care for rapidly aging population, ABC News, 24 February 2015.
An Appealing Therapeutic Robot for Eldercare, Highlighting Japan, November 2014.
There are a number of newspaper and journal articles on this database which address the issue of the ageing population in Australia. Try looking at the results for the following search:
population ageing AND australia
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Reports and Articles:
An Ageing Australia: Preparing for the Future
Government report on the effects of ageing on economic output and the resulting implications for government budgets. There is a summary of key points on this page if you don't wish to view the full report.
Future Population Growth and Ageing
Article from the Australian Bureau of Statistics looking at possible scenarios for Australia's ageing population.
As Australia's population ages, the burden on the workforce is growing, The Guardian, 18 December 2014.
Australians to live and work longer in 2055, Intergenerational Report shows, The Age, 5 March 2015.
There are a number of newspaper and journal articles on this database which address the issue of the ageing population in Japan. Try looking at the results for the following searches:
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Articles:
Japan: Super-Aging Society Preparing for the Future, The Gerontologist, Volume 51, Issue 4, pp. 425-432
Who will look after Japan's elderly?, BBC News, Japan, 16 March 2015.
In Japan, the Rising Cost of Elder Care—and Dying Alone, Bloomberg Business, 28 February 2013.
