AI robots are moving in with lonely, elderly New Yorkers — and keeping them company for free

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 ...
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Improving robots’ social skills: Purdue professor programs robots for improved nonverbal communication to better support humans

Robot expert Sooyeon Jeong makes robots and AI agents more social and more human-friendly, including creating robot study companions and increasing robots’ active listening abilities.