Rather than each robot replacing one person, the foundation said in a report that robots could make time for people to focus on more important things.
该机构在一份报告中称，让机器人参与人类劳动并不是用一个机器人代替一个人，而是让机器人为人们腾出时间去做更重要的事。
Japan could save 2.1 trillion yen (10.4 billion pounds) of elderly insurance payments in 2025 by using robots that monitor the health of older people, so they don't have to rely on human nursing care, the foundation said in its report.
该机构在报告中说，如用机器人代替护理人员来看护老人，那么到2025年可为日本政府节约2.1万亿日元（104亿英镑）的养老保险费用。
Caregivers would save more than an hour a day if robots helped look after children, older people and did some housework, it added. Robotic duties could include reading books out loud or helping bathe the elderly.
如果让机器人帮助照顾老人小孩以及做一些简单家务，那么每天可为人节省一个多小时的时间。机器人还能为人们朗读书本和帮助老人洗澡。
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