New York Expands AI Companion Program with Intuition Robotics
New York extends AI companion program in partnership with Intuition Robotics
New York extends AI companion program with Intuition Robotics, showing ElliQ reduces loneliness, improves wellbeing, and enhances independence. Program data shows 92% find ElliQ useful, 94% feel less lonely, and 88% engage in two-way conversations.
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York have received ElliQ through the program, while demand continues to grow, with more than 3,500 older adults applying to participate in 2025 alone. Newly reported program data from 2026 demonstrates ElliQ’s impact on the older adults living with the device: 92 percent of ElliQ users find the companion useful. Participants engage with ElliQ an average of 48 times per day, up from 29 daily interactions in reporting
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from previous years. 94 percent report feeling less lonely, 97 percent report improved overall wellbeing, 88 percent say ElliQ has made a positive difference in their daily lives, and 79 percent feel more connected to the world around them. Every month, 88 percent of participants engage in two-way conversations with ElliQ, 92 percent regularly share updates about their wellbeing, and 81 percent participate in physic
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