Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals ...

There’s a new resident on the floor of a Queens hospital. Kids at St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital have a new staffer to help brighten their days — a four-foot tall robot with bright eyes and a smiling ...

As Robin does her “rounds” each day, she will engage with residents unprompted, using facial recognition capabilities to remember their names.

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. It’s ...

Robin is a therapeutic robot programed to act like a 7-year-old girl as it travels around nursing homes and hospitals’ pediatric units providing emotional support while helping to combat staffing shor ...