ElliQ, A Social Home Robot for Older Adults, Now Available for Pre-Order

Intuition Robotics has been working on its ElliQ "proactive social robot for older adults" for only a few years--the company, founded in 2016, has managed to secure funding from Toyota AI Ventures, Samsung, and iRobot, among others. For nearly a year, Intuition has been testing ElliQ in the homes of beta testers aged 62-97 in the San Francisco Bay Area, and things have apparently gone well enough that they've decided that the robot is ready to go on sale. If you're wondering what ElliQ actually does, the website is a bit more informative, but not much: ElliQ is specially designed with and for older adults to give them everything they need to stay sharp, connected and engaged. Interacting with ElliQ and the world is easy and fun, and through AI she becomes even more helpful by learning what you like and need. ElliQ enables family members to easily check-in with you and help with the day-to-day, creating more quality time together wherever you live. ElliQ suggests personalized activities at the right time, keeping you sharp, active and engaged.