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For the elderly who are lonely, robots offer companionship

Tue, 05/29/2018 - 12:13 - Laurie Orlov

Researchers are testing whether digital assistants can help older people stay healthy.

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For the elderly who are lonely, robots offer companionship

05/29/2018

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Amazon Rumored To Be Developing In-Home Robot

Tue, 04/24/2018 - 08:31 - Laurie Orlov

Taking the voice tech a step further by creating robots for the home.

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robotics, Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants, IoT and home monitoring

Amazon Rumored To Be Developing In-Home Robot

04/24/2018

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CES 2018: When will AI deliver for humans?

Thu, 01/11/2018 - 08:45 - Laurie Orlov

Wondering whether AI is a triumph of marketing.

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robotics, Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants

CES 2018: When will AI deliver for humans?

01/09/2018

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CES 2018: Five Technologies Useful for Older Adults

Wed, 01/10/2018 - 09:07 - Laurie Orlov

CES 2018 is off to a noisy, rainy and motion-filled start. The Intel dancing drones, the Aptiv Self-Driving rides, Google’s soaked outdoor booth ("Alexa, make it rain"?) and Amazon somewhat smaller-scale "magical experiences." It virtually never rains in Las Vegas – and hasn’t for 121 days – but there’s the video of the downpour -- and Google employees bailing out the booth. The big headline for CES is the battle of the voice assistants for the smart home – which includes Samsung’s Bixby – go ahead, talk to your TV and refrigerator -- as well as Alexa, Google, and Microsoft's Cortana.

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robotics, hearing loss, IoT and home monitoring, smart home

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Robot CATS to be used to help elderly people with tasks and reminders

Thu, 12/21/2017 - 08:48 - Laurie Orlov

Project with Brown aims to develop artificially intelligent cats and dogs that can aid older people.

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robotics, Aging, ageism

Robot CATS to be used to help elderly people with tasks and reminders

12/19/2017

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What Happens When We Let Tech Care for Our Aging Parents

Wed, 12/20/2017 - 21:54 - Laurie Orlov

Gerijoy returns in a new form.

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What Happens When We Let Tech Care for Our Aging Parents

12/20/2017

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Will Robots Take Care Of Grandma?

Sat, 12/16/2017 - 07:49 - Laurie Orlov

Larry Unrein, an executive at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has invested accordingly.

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robotics, Family caregivers

Will Robots Take Care Of Grandma?

12/16/2017

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Boston startup’s $900 robot doesn’t compare with $90 Alexa yet

Sun, 12/03/2017 - 12:05 - Laurie Orlov

The robot who came to dinner.

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Voice First/AI/Voice Assistants, robotics

Boston startup’s $900 robot doesn’t compare with $90 Alexa yet

11/30/2017

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Brown / Hasbro team to design smart robotic companions to assist seniors

Thu, 11/02/2017 - 07:12 - Laurie Orlov

11/02/2017

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — A group of academic researchers, led by cognitive and computer scientists from Brown University, is teaming up with a cross-functional team from global play and entertainment leader Hasbro to design a smart robotic companion capable of assisting older people with simple but sometimes challenging tasks of everyday living.

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The Last Human Job

Fri, 10/06/2017 - 08:01 - Laurie Orlov

Caregiving may be the last realm where humans outperform machines.

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robotics, Home Care

The Last Human Job

10/06/2017

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