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Her short-term memory had improved on some cognitive tests

Jan's resting heart rate was a few beats lower than before

Experts told him isolation and loneliness were the biggest challenges

Skuler decided to focus his next project on health and longevity almost a decade ago

Skuler and colleagues spent $60 million designing the robot to be more social and personalized

ElliQ memorized Jan’s daily routine

Dor Skuler co-founder of Intuition Robotics was working through the problem last month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

The company analyzed more than 100 relationships and found most people confided in the robot

Robots folded laundry cooked built furniture offered sex drove cars rocked babies danced on demand

Robots are available for purchase from Intuition Robotics but have mostly been provided to older adults by nonprofits and state health departments as an experiment in combating loneliness

Loneliness and social isolation increased risks of anxiety depression dementia heart disease and premature death by up to 30 percent for older adults

A few thousand ElliQs have been shipped to seniors across the United States since 2023

A regional nonprofit provided ElliQ for free covering the annual subscription cost of about $700 as part of a pilot program for a few dozen seniors

Jan Worrell lived alone near the end of the Long Beach Peninsula

She sometimes went several days without seeing another person or leaving the house after her husband died

Many neighbors were part-time residents

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