Investigating the use of an autonomous robot assistant to improve the wellbeing of institutionalized older adults in Armenia

Researchers investigated the use of an emotional support robot to improve the well‐being of institutionalized older adults in Armenia. The autonomous assistant called Robin the Robot assessed the cognitive and psychosocial needs of elders in a nursing home in Armenia. Robin the Robot is a semi‐autonomous robot that interprets facial expressions and conversational contextual clues to understand emotions from individuals, and then uses artificial intelligence to guide its responses and develop a therapeutic interaction with patients