{"id":302318,"date":"2025-12-15T15:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-robots-help-dementia-patients-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:56:09","slug":"can-robots-help-dementia-patients-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-robots-help-dementia-patients-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Can robots help dementia patients? | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/83qHj37Y9iE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can robots help dementia patients? | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83qHj37Y9iE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In Japan, it\u2019s estimated that one in five people over the age of 65 are living with dementia or early symptoms of the condition. <\/p>\n<p>Reporting for BBC Tech Now, Suranjana Tewari visits Tokyo to find out more about the scale of the problem, and to see the technologies being developed to address it.  <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Japan, it\u2019s estimated that one in five people over the age of 65 are living with dementia or early symptoms of the condition. 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