Researchers this week unveiled a new robot that can predict and catch seniors before they fall — a potentially major development in caring for the world’s rapidly aging population. The new ...

“When a robot is actually out in the world doing ... they’ll need to fall well and get right back up again. “Every time Digit falls, we learn something new,” adds Velagapudi.

According to Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders, the company's fall policy goes against concerns about robot damage. As per TechCrunch, the company pushes robots to failure, studies them ...

And the arms of the robot can them by rapidly inflating side airbags if they begin to fall. With their design, the researchers hope to prevent falls, which today are the leading cause of injury in ...

Mister Bah is a robot that catches people who are about to fall over and helps people sit and stand. In a clinical trial with 29 patients over 3 days, Mister Bah was able to prevent all falls.