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

Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. “Luca, how are you?” it asked in ...
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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 ...
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Want a humanoid, open source robot for just $3,000? Hugging Face is on it.

Hugging Face is best known as a platform for machine learning and AI development, but it has also been dabbling in the world of robotics. This week, the company revealed two new robots it plans to ...