It seems like everything is getting smarter nowadays — thanks to AI. This includes something known as companion robots. Scripps News has been following the health tech behind companion robots, which ...

Cota is among more than 900 seniors who have received a free ElliQ through a New York State Office of Aging (NYSOFA) program that uses technology to combat social isolation and loneliness among older ...

In an initiative to combat social isolation, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) will bring companion robots into the homes of seniors. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the way ...

Older Dunn County adults now can sign up for a free “companion robot” from the county Aging and Disability Resource Center through a one-year pilot project. "This initiative is part of a broader ...

When 72-year-old Ahn So-hyun wakes up in the morning, the first voice she hears is not a family member’s. It is Chorong, a ...

ABERDEEN, Wash., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Olympic Area Agency on Aging (O3A) and Intuition Robotics have announced a new program to provide ElliQ, the AI-driven care companion robot, to older ...

Researchers at Purdue University are developing robots designed to interact with humans in socially ...

The program is part of AAA4's implementation of the Access to Technology initiative to assist older adults gain access to digital connectivity and technology to reduce isolation, and increase social ...

New York state officials will offer companion robots to hundreds of senior citizens. The robots' features include wellness activity suggestions and medication reminders. Older adults face a higher ...