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Humanoid robots are now being used to reduce loneliness in care homes.
I did a rapid fire with Andromeda co-founder & CEO @Grace_JBrown.
They built Abi, a social robot that speaks 90+ languages, recognizes faces, dances, and becomes part of residents’ daily routines.
0:52 Why Andromeda?
1:18 Why robotics over apps?
1:45 Why loneliness is the focus
2:25 Is Abi replacing human care?
2:37 One specific resident interaction
3:12 Biggest mistake so far
3:40 One feature that changes daily life
4:17 Something residents did you didn’t expect
4:51 Biggest misconception about robots
5:25 How do you make a robot feel empathetic?
6:06 Favorite consumer product
BREAKING: Andromeda Robotics brings Abi, an emotional companion robot, to the US after 2 years in Australian care homes.
• Talks, plays music, runs games, leads group sessions
• Remembers residents and builds ongoing relationships
• Helps offset care home staffing shortages
• Supports 90 languages
• 3,500+ companionship hours logged
Their mission is to replace 1 billion hours of loneliness with meaningful companionship.
Thanks for helping introduce Abi and Andromeda 🤖 to the US @alexrkonrad ! We're excited to bring Abi's companionship to US assisted living communities and to continue building the emotional intelligence layer for 🤖.
Exclusive: in a sea of Terminator-looking bots, Aussie founder Grace Brown went in a very different direction in building her robot, Abi: color, bubbles, and fun.
Now her startup, Andromeda Robotics, is launching Abi for senior homes across the U.S.
https://t.co/yfI9uk6Voq
Loyal’s drug for senior dog lifespan extension drug LOY-002 has completed its FDA efficacy package (RXE)
We are on track to hopefully bring the first longevity drug to market *this year*
Thanks @lisabonos + @washingtonpost for the exclusive
Like it or not: Germany’s energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables. And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. PS: We also don’t eat cats and dogs. #Debate2024
at stripe's annual conference, jensen huang said (paraphrasing): "loving your job doesn't mean you're happy with it every day / anything worth doing will bring you pain & suffering."
every asian person in the audience: he sounds like my dad.
hey guess what
we've raised another $45M to extend dog lifespan, led by Bain Capital Ventures (@kevinzhang@ChristinaPhili5@alysaaco)
bringing total $ raised since I started Loyal 4.5 years ago to $125M
1 - Loyal has earned what we believe is the FDA’s first-ever formal acceptance that a drug can be developed + approved for lifespan extension
2 - We have 'technical section complete' AKA the 'does it work' data for LOY-001 - our large dog lifespan extension drug - is done
This is an absolutely infuriating look at America’s failure to design an immigration system that prioritizes ambitious, skilled, and educated people who could make enormous contributions to our society. Truly a must-read.
https://t.co/ypd3qEWS2p