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A companion robot is a robot created to create real or apparent companionship for human beings. [1] Target markets for companion robots include the elderly [2] and single children. [3] Companions robots are expected to communicate with non-experts in a natural and intuitive way.
Amazon Astro is a home robot developed by Amazon.com, Inc. It was designed for home security monitoring, remote care of elderly relatives, and as a virtual assistant that can follow a person from room to room.
They discuss how robot pets can ease dementia symptoms, tackle loneliness and isolation, and play a role in therapy – as well as whether they could help improve animal welfare and play a bigger ...
The first known robotic pet was a robot dog called Sparko, built by the American company Westinghouse in 1940. It never got sold due to poor public interest [citation needed]. The first robotic pets to be put on the market were Hasbro's Furby in 1998 and Sony's AIBO in 1999. [1] Since then, robotic pets have grown increasingly advanced.
Well, great news: there's a robotic alternative that provides all the joy of having a real cat or dog without the hassle of keeping it, you know, alive.In fact, robotic pets might even have the ...
There's an embarrassment of smart-speaker riches packed into the current-generation Echo Dot, which has a list price of $50 but routinely goes on sale for $30 to 40.
Seniors can interact with GeriJoy's pets by petting them through the multitouch interface of standard consumer-grade tablets, and can even have intelligent conversations with the pets. Television viewing among the elderly represents a significant percentage of how their waking hours are spent, and the percentage increases directly with age.
But robots aren't just good for improving the elderly's movement, they're surprisingly adept at keeping retirees socially, emotionally and mentally engaged as well. Robot caregivers are saving the ...