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Helen Macura has always wanted a dog, but the Prohibition-era home she has lived in since 1945 isn't safe for a potential pet. Her childhood dream of owning a dog finally came true a couple years ago, ...

Technology is often viewed as a contributor to our culture's epidemic of loneliness and isolation, but one company is trying to prove the opposite. Ageless Innovation's meowing "cats," wagging "dogs," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helen Macura has always wanted a dog, but the Prohibition-era home she has lived in since 1945 isn't safe for a potential pet. Her ...

According to Medical Xpress, Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Florida conducted a one-year trial using robot pets for patients with mild to moderate dementia. The aim was to determine whether the ...

Researchers have developed a protocol for using robotic pets with older adults with dementia. The protocol uses a low-cost robotic pet, establishes ideal session lengths, and identifies common ...

SARASOTA, Fla. - A clinical trial involving robotic pets and elderly adults hospitalized with dementia showed far-reaching impacts. The study was started by a Sarasota Memorial Hospital nurse, and the ...

Tombot, a California-based robotics company that makes a robotic puppy that serves as a companion animal for people who cannot care for a live animal, announced that it has closed an oversubscribed $6 ...

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