LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Artificial cats and other man-made companions could be keeping Britain's elderly company within three years if society can be persuaded to start experimenting with robots. A ...

In July, Linda Williams accepted a pet cat from the South Carolina Department on Aging, but this is not a normal cat. It’s a robotic cat. The cat purrs, meows, blinks, turns her head, rolls on her ...

For millions of older adults, loneliness is an ongoing crisis, posing serious repercussions for mental and physical health. Spending time with cats and dogs can go a long way towards easing loneliness ...

By Alba Ferrer and Victoria Waldersee BARCELONA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Barcelona resident Irene Veglison had not danced for more ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A company is creating robotic pets to combat loneliness in veterans who cannot otherwise take care of a pet. A veterans home was gifted a shipment of dogs and ...

Many countries around the world have ageing populations and a growing prevalence of dementia. Japan, in particular, is a “super-ageing” society, with a population getting older faster than anywhere ...

AI is taking a back seat to AC at the Worth Public Library, which is deploying artificial cuteness as part of a new collection of resources for older residents. “We’ve looked around to see what we can ...

Did you ever see Robot and Frank? The charming 2012 film features Frank Langella as an elderly ex-cat burglar in the early stages of dementia whose son buys him a domestic robot to act as a caretaker.

You know that feeling you get when something's become a thing and you had no idea? Well, I felt that way when I discovered that everyone -- apparently -- was saying "delulu." (This, it seems, ...