Robotic automation can improve the lives of people who need social care

Oliver asks whether robotic automation will solve social care.1 It will not, but it can improve the lives of people with care needs. The recent report for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Robotics and Autonomous Systems Network considered the state of social care in the UK, where standards of care are falling dramatically, and reviewed the potential of robotics to address some of the challenges.2 Its key focus, …