“Robot Doggie” could never replace Fido
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri are trying to make us believe that a far-from-lifelike robot dog is just as good at alleviating instiutional loneliness as a floppy-eared mutt named Sparky.
“A friendly dog can make older people feel less isolated–and it appears to make little difference if that wagging tail [...]