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Episode: A robot programmed to act like a small child works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals
Description: Robin is an artificial intelligence-powered therapeutic robot programmed to act like a little girl as it provides emotional support at nursing homes and hospital pediatric units while helping combat staffing shortages.
“Nurses and medical staff are really overworked, under a lot of pressure, and unfortunately, a lot of times they don’t have capacity to provide engagement and connection to patients,” said Karen Khachikyan, CEO of Expper Technologies, which developed the robot. “Robin helps to alleviate that part from them.”
As AI increasingly becomes a part of daily life, it's found a foothold in medical care—providing everything from note-taking during exams...