Aging at home
A randomized trial in UK care homes, published in JMIR Aging, concluded that low-cost robot pets such as Joy for All cats and dogs hold potential for the well-being of residents and people with dementia.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“Affordable robot pets hold potential for improving the well-being of care home residents and people with dementia”
What it means
Robotic companion pets, from Ageless Innovation (Joy for All), is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
Human help: Our sources report it working without human help.
More on Robotic companion pets
- TechCrunch reported that New York's aging office had handed out more than 31,500 robot pets since 2018.
- New York launched a sixth round of its pet program with Ageless Innovation, delivering 4,725 more pets and games through the state's aging network.
- Ageless Innovation said it had delivered its 500,000th Joy for All pet.
- Toy maker Hasbro's Joy for All robotic cats and dogs were taken over by a new company, Ageless Innovation.
- New York's State Office for the Aging began giving robotic pets to older adults who are socially isolated.