Healthcare applications for robots, from surgery to companionship, are growing for innovators and entrepreneurs, says Research Nester.

With the Robotics Medal, MassRobotics seeks to inspire women to participate in shaping the future of the world through robotics.

Enchanted Tools has deployed its first Mirokaï social robots to French research institute ISIR, which is studying human-machine interactions.

The CoBot-I-7 scale measures loneliness in older adults, and a study found that social robots such as ElliQ are better than other computers.

Matarić is the Chan Soon-Shiong Chair and Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at USC, and a Principal Scientist at Google DeepMind

Roybi has developed social robots to entertain and educate children and met the challenges of keeping the price point down and addressing the pandemic head on.

Violet, a new disinfection robot rapidly developed by Akara Robotics, uses Intel Movidius technology to detect humans and avoid exposure to UV radiation.

Lantronix, which provides edge computing, IoT, and embedded computing systems, helped Misty Robotics build the Misty II educational and open development platform with Qualcomm technologies.

Intuition Robotics, which raised funding shortly before global shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has reported positive results from beta testing of its ElliQ digital companion in relieving isolation among older people.

While other social robotics startups have struggled, Embodied has spent the past four years developing Moxie to help children with social interactions.

The Kompaï-3 mobile robot is designed to be modular and can assist healthcare personnel and the aging with mobility, social engagement, and more, said KOMPAÏ Robotics.

  According to Australian Centre for Robotic Vision Research’s Nicole Robinson, research studies on the impact of social robot interventions there have been few and unsophisticated. There is good news… the results are encouraging. As our world struggles with mental health and substance use disorders affecting 970 million people and counting (according to 2017 figures),…

In the spirit of Ada Lovelace, one female researcher and entrepreneur is working to build a robot that provides positive human-machine interaction but does not replace the need for people.

Social robot maker Jibo has laid off staffers in an effort to reorganize around content now that the basic hardware is developed and available to consumers.

Hector, the eldercare robot, from the EU-funded Companionable Project. By Frank Tobe, Editor and Publisher, The Robot Report As the robotics industry continues to grow, enters new industries, and provides new applications, strategic focus is necessary or the overall industry will develop haphazardly and spread out around the world. It is important to remember that…