The Yurina care robot is a very sophisticated robotic helper for hospital employees. The Yurina care robot can lift and transfer patients to a bed or medical scanner, and convert to a wheelchair.
(Yurina healthcare robot)
In Roujin Z, a 1991 anime by Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan explores the use of robotic systems that provide complete care to the elderly. Take a look at this brief trailer for the film, showing the Roujin-Z hospital bed/robot:
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'Stasis, cold sleep, hibernation, hypothermia, reduced metabolism, call it what you will - the logistics-medicine research teams had found a way to stack people like cordwood and use them when needed.' - Robert Heinlein, 1956
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