Staying Healthy
High-tech socialization: Is a robotic companion in your future?
Coming soon to a living room near you: a friendly robot right out of a movie, able to provide companionship and keep tabs on your health. It’s not science fiction; just like artificial intelligence that powers personal assistants in phones and "smart" vacuums in homes, social robots are real and poised to play supporting roles in our lives.
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Heidi Godman, Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter
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