In her tiny sunlit Seoul apartment, Kim Jeong-ran sat on her bed, talking affectionately to a cloth doll perched on her lap. “Hyodol, you’re my lovely granddaughter,” the 81-year-old said, cupping the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One senior center in California is using artificial intelligence and robots to assist staff and help entertain patients. Free pet ...

Sandra Cota’s world had grown quiet. The busy pace of her life had slowed in recent years, replaced by long days in her Bronx apartment where the low drone of the television filled the silence between ...

Researchers from Penn State conducted a study on the use of robot helpers by senior citizens that consisted of interviewing 45 adults between the ages of 65 and 95 at a Senior Citizens Center in ...

Over the last few years, there have been amazing strides in artificial intelligence (AI), and healthcare has been one of the most affected sectors. Most of our attention has remained focused on ...