#therapeutic-robots

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fromFuturism
1 week ago

Hospitals Deploying Robot Programmed to Act Like Child to Comfort Pediatric Patients

A new face is lighting up hospitals and nursing homes across the country. It's an animated, cartoonish persona displayed on a digital screen roughly the size of an iPad, mounted on top of a robotic torso shaped like an elongated traffic cone. It slowly rolls around from place to place, cracking jokes with patients, making silly faces, and playing small games.
Healthcare
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 week ago

Hospitals are leaning on an AI-powered therapy robot programmed to act like a little 7-year-old girl | Fortune

An AI-powered therapeutic robot named Robin provides emotional support in pediatric and elder care, easing staff workload while raising autonomy and privacy concerns.
Artificial intelligence
fromScienceDaily
4 months ago

Horses 'mane' inspiration for new generation of social robots

Therapeutic robots should be active partners rather than passive companions, mirroring emotional responses like therapy horses to improve user well-being.
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