READING ROBOTS IN JAPAN

WHAT DOES THE AIREC ROBOT HELP WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE?

• COOKING MEALS

• CHANGING DIAPERS AND PREVENTING BEDSORES

• DRIVING THEM TO HOSPITAL

• TEACHING THEM SONGS

WHY DOES JAPAN NEED ROBOTS LIKE AIREC?

• TO REPLACE ALL HUMAN WORKERS

• AN AGING POPULATION AND FEWER WORKERS

• TO MAKE HOMES EASIER TO CLEAN

• TO INCREASE THE BIRTH RATE

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF JAPANS NURSING WORKFORCE WAS FOREIGN IN 2023?

• 3%

• 12%

• 25%

• 28%

HOW MANY BABIES WERE BORN IN JAPAN IIN 2024?

• 510,000

• 720,000

• 1,000,000

• 1,410,000

WHAT IS ONE WAY TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN NURSING HOMES NOW?

• ROBOTS COOK ALL THE MEALS

• ROBOTS DO ALL THE WORK

• ROBOTS TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO DO THINGS

• SENSORS MONITOR OLD PEOPLES SLEEP

WHAT DOES TAKASHI MIYAMOTO SAY ABOUT THE FUTURE OF ELDERCARE?

• IT WILL BE EASY TO FIND WORKERS

• ROBOTS ARE NOT NEEDED

• FOREIGN WORKERS WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING

• THE SITUATION WILL BE VERY BAD IN 10-15 YEARS

THE ROBOT IS CALLED A 'PROTOTYPE'. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

• A FINISHED MACHINE

• A BROKEN MACHINE

• A TEST MACHINE

• A HUMAN WORKER

WHAT DOES 'CHRONIC' MEAN?

• TEMPORARY

• ONGOING

• RARE

• NEW

WHAT DOES DWLINDING MEAN WHEN DESCRIBING THE WORKING AGE POPULATION?

• GROWING

• SHRINKING

• MOVING

• STAYING THE SAME

THE WORD 'EXACERBATING' MEANS...

• HELPING

• IGNORING

• FIXING

• MAKING WORSE