A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals

Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals’ pediatric units providing emotional support while helping to combat staffing ...

A Classic 'Transformers' Character Goes Into Beast Mode as the Activate Your Alt Mode Winner [Exclusive]

Transformers fans have picked the winner of the Activate Your Alt Mode contest, and Collider has an exclusive first look at ...
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Robot That Acts Like a Young Girl Works to Combat Fear and Loneliness in Hospitals

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan's 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass ...
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Meet Robin: An AI robot designed to imitate a 7-year-old comforts hospital patients

A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl is bringing comfort to patients at hospitals and nursing homes, as reported by The Associated Press Friday. "Robin" uses artificial intelligence to ...