Replay: Could a robot fix the loneliness epidemic?
About this episode
The episode discusses how a humanoid robot named Abi aims to address the loneliness epidemic in dementia care.
This week we reprise our episode with robotics developer Grace Brown, co-founder and CEO of Andromeda, an Australia- and US-based company. A recently launched study , led by nurses, will analyze how Andromeda’s humanoid robot Abi fits into the everyday routine of patients in dementia care. Abi is a social robot designed for the aging population, with a goal to address the loneliness epidemic. In this interview, Rana el Kaliouby sits down with Brown to talk about why physical AI needs emotional intelligence, how nonverbal cues make or break human-robot interactions, and the importance of designing robots people actually want in their lives. Learn more about Pioneers of AI: http://pioneersof.ai/ Follow Pioneers of AI on all channels: https://linktr.ee/pioneersofai See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: Rana el Kaliouby
Guest: Grace Brown
Topics covered
- robotics
- loneliness epidemic
- dementia care
- emotional intelligence
- human-robot interaction
Keywords
- robot
- loneliness
- dementia
- emotional intelligence
- human-robot interaction
- social robot
- healthcare
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Andromeda, Pioneers of AI
Places: Australia, US
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