About this episode

The episode discusses a new movie about a robotic companion dog and introduces a real robotic service dog named Jennie.

A new movie about a robotic companion dog for a woman suffering from depression gives us a peek at the real robotic service dog, Jennie, who is about to make her debut in the wider world.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Kranz

Topics covered

• robotic dogs
• mental health
• depression
• service animals
• film analysis

Keywords

• robotic dog
• depression
• service dog
• mental health
• film

Mentioned in this episode

Products: robotic companion dog

Books & works: Not Just Any Dog

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