Can robots make us less lonely?

Published: Jan. 15, 2024, 10:45 a.m.

Last year, the University of Michigan\u2019s National Poll on Healthy Aging found that 1 in 3 adults between 50 and 80 years old said they felt isolated. Enter ElliQ, the robot companion created to alleviate loneliness in older adults. She\u2019s programmed to be inquisitive and empathetic and is designed to sit in your home and keep you company. Marketplace\u2019s Lily Jamali spoke with Dor Skuler, CEO and co-founder of Intuition Robotics, about why he thinks a robot is the right tool to address loneliness.