That's... a little bit grim.
. "It focuses on what matters to individuals: memories, life validation, interactions with friends and families and promotes overall good health and well-being."NYSOFA press briefing about the robots
published last month estimated that the health consequences of loneliness and isolation are equivalent to smoking almost a pack of cigarettes daily, and that's a grim daily reality for many of America's elders. Of course, there are many ways family and community members can support a lonely elder without the assistant of a robot, from starting new hobbies with them to asking them to teach you a new skill.
It's easy to imagine ElliQ will provide some help and comfort to lonely seniors, but do you leave your own mental health up to Siri and Alexa? Talking to our neighbors and asking city employees to engage in welfare checks is surely more effective and possibly even less expensive. Could the money spent on 800 robots not have been given to real people to have real human interactions with our elders? Just a wild thought, folks.
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