Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. “Luca, ...
Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was ... laughing then the robot laughs along, but if they’re sharing something difficult, its face reflects sadness and empathy. In nursing homes, ...
Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals ...