Robots for Elders: A Trojan Horse?

'Age tech' is the technocrats' answer to the growing number of people with disability and dementia. But who is really benefiting?

By: Tessa Lena

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• According to Our World in Data, in 2017, for the first time in history, the number of people older than 64 surpassed the number of children under 5

• “Age tech,” from eldercare robots to surveillance devices, is the technocrats’ coveted answer to the problem of the growing number of people with disability and dementia

• This dem…