A Nassau County extended care facility has enlisted the help of some unusual furry companions to combat the loneliness that seniors can experience. Studies show pets positively affect human health — ...

For a dementia patient, holding a robotic dog or cat can provide soothing moments in the life of a person whose loss of memory and other mental faculties is interfering with daily life. “When given to ...

THEY MAY LOOK LIKE NORMAL SERVICE PETS... BUT LOOK AGAIN... THESE CATS AND DOGS ARE ANYTHING BUT NORMAL... THEY''RE ROBOTIC... ACTION NEWS EIGHT PHOTOJOURNALIST MATT STIRLING... SHOWS US HOW THEYRE ...

In July, Linda Williams accepted a pet cat from the South Carolina Department on Aging, but this is not a normal cat. It’s a robotic cat. The cat purrs, meows, blinks, turns her head, rolls on her ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WJAR) — Residents at the Rhode Island Veterans Home were recently given the gift of dogs and cats, robotic ones. Ted Fischer, the CEO and Co-Founder of Ageless Innovation LLC, said in ...

You know that feeling you get when something's become a thing and you had no idea? Well, I felt that way when I discovered that everyone -- apparently -- "="">." (This, it seems, signifies an ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We've known that pets provide comfort care for people who are in hospitals, but they aren't always available or practical for some patients. In their place, some hospitals are ...

Tens of thousands of older adults in New York are getting all the benefits of a furry friend – without the responsibility – thanks to a program that gives animatronic pets to seniors. The idea for the ...

Helen Macura has always wanted a dog, but the Prohibition-era home she has lived in since 1945 isn't safe for a potential pet. Her childhood dream of owning a dog finally came true a couple years ago, ...

Raymond Houle Jr., 80, was terribly lonely after moving into a veterans’ home in Bristol, R.I. Pets weren’t allowed and he really missed the 14-year-old cat he had to give up. His mood began to ...

SIOUX CITY -- Four residents at the Heritage at Northern Hills retirement community were presented with a special surprise Friday afternoon: robotic pet cats and a dog. In an event organized by ...