英語ニュース

英語ニュース

Service Robots to Provide Nursing Assistance開発進む介護支援のサービスロボット

産業・技術
A recent exhibition of service robot technologies in Tokyo has attracted significant attention.

The event brought together over 140 companies and organizations. On display were robots for fields such as medicine, disaster response, education and entertainment. However, the nursing and rehabilitation robots drew particular interest. Exhibits included robots that can lift people into wheel chairs and also provide walking assistance. Japan is facing a double problem of a rapidly aging society and a serious shortage of skilled caregivers. The situation is likely to worsen due to the low birthrate. This has led to a focus on the development of nursing robots.

The government has backed the strategy and is providing assistance for the creation of advanced devices. The emphasis is on making elderly people self-reliant and reducing the burden on caregivers. The initiative’s rapid progress has begun to draw worldwide attention.
最近東京で開催されたサービスロボット技術の展示会が大きな注目を集めました。

イベントには140を超える企業や団体が集結しました。展示品には、医療、災害対応、教育、エンターテインメントなどの分野のロボットがありましたが、特に人々の関心を引いたのは介護やリハビリを支援するロボットです。人を車いすに乗せることができるロボットや、歩行を支援するロボットなどが展示されました。日本は、急速に進む高齢化社会と、熟練した介護者の深刻な人手不足という2つの問題を抱えています。少子化により、この状況は今後も悪化すると見られています。このようなことから、介護ロボットの開発に重点が置かれるようになりました。

政府はこの方策を支持し、高度な装置の開発への支援を行っています。政府が重要視している点は、高齢者の自立支援と介護者の負担軽減です。こうした取り組みの急速な発展が世界の注目を集め始めています。

Listening Quiz

1. What were the most popular displays at the exhibition?
  • aVirtual reality systems
  • bAdvanced nursing robots
  • cDisaster response drones
2. Which of the following could best replace “initiative” as used in paragraph three?
  • ameasure
  • bbeginning
  • cinnovation
3. According to the article, all of the following points are true except:
  • aNewly developed robots include those that can lift people and help them to walk.
  • bThe government plans to use educational robots to train more skilled caregivers.
  • cJapan is facing a rapidly aging society and serious shortfall in trained caregivers.
4. While caregiver robots are attracting the most attention, progress is also being made on disaster response, education and entertainment applications.
  • aTRUE
  • bFALSE
  • cN/A (not applicable)
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