Researchers tested an LLM-powered robot's ability to fetch butter. The result? Today’s models still struggle at basic ...

(CBSMiami) -- We have all heard of therapy dogs, but what about a robot therapy dog? "Jennie" is a prototype robot therapy dog designed to help patients who are unable to care for a real pet. "Jennie" ...

Having an animal as a companion can be helpful for dealing with a whole range of psychological and physical health issues, especially among children. But not everyone is able to keep a pet. Now, a new ...

Hospitals and senior living centers are leading the adoption of service robots that handle basic support tasks. Experts ...

A transformative experience working with very sick children changed Paul Bucci’s mind about how robots used in human therapy should be designed. Bucci, a doctoral student in UBC’s department of ...

NEWARK - Jacob Boyle was graduating from college two years ago and struggling with his mental health, but when he reached out to a counseling service he was told there was a three-month wait. Boyle ...

This is one in a budding series of robot-therapy sessions at Japanese hospitals and senior citizens' homes. To some scientists, robots are the answer to caring for aging societies in Japan and other ...

Autistic children lack essential social and communication skills, and the type and severity of the symptoms experienced are wide-ranging. Because they have such diverse ways of expressing their ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (CBS) - We’ve all heard of therapy dogs, but what about a therapy robot dog? For Autumn Kerr, getting her dad Dennis to smile sometimes requires an artificial touch. Jennie the ...

Researchers in the UK have designed a new groundbreaking type of social robot that mimics therapy horses and helps people regulate emotions, making a huge step forward in the pursuit of better mental ...

Patients with long-term deficits after stroke need effective rehabilitation. Of 127 study participants with moderate to severe upper-limb impairment ≥ 6 months after stroke, 49 were randomly assigned ...