The Robot Comfort Duck Will See You Now
Cute furry robots like Paro seal and My Special Aflac Duck are the latest way to help people suffering from cancer, diabetes, depression and dementia.
Apr 11, 2018 10:45 AM ET
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Duckprints in the Community
This is part of CNET's "Tech Enabled" series about the role technology plays in helping the disability community.
A hospital room has an odd duality. When my mom occupied one, it was both the best place for her to get better and the last place she'd ever see. She spent months in that light-gray room battling complications from kidney and heart disease.
My family and I did everything we could to make her feel comfortable, but we couldn't bring her the thing she wanted most: our family cat Capucine.
