The elderly care institutions in Taiyan Community and other places in Hangzhou introduce elderly care robots, such as exoskeleton robots, companion robots, and nursing robots, to help paralyzed elderly people recover, and provide health monitoring service, which is highly favored by the elderly.

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There are currently 11 elderly care robot enterprises in Zhejiang. More than 100 elderly care institutions use relevant products.

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At present, elderly care robots face technological difficulties, and they are expensive, priced at tens of thousands of yuan per set. The market share in households is less than ten percent. Hangzhou is promoting the transition from institutions to households through the collaborative research & development among enterprises, pilot leasing model, policy subsidy, etc.