{"id":258569,"date":"2023-11-04T08:40:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T12:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=313428"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:46:19","slug":"emotional-ai-robots-that-cure-the-loneliness-of-older-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/emotional-ai-robots-that-cure-the-loneliness-of-older-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Emotional AI: robots that alleviate the loneliness of the elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a society that tends to overlook the elderly, <strong>the company ElliQ has designed a robot<\/strong> that, powered by Artificial Intelligence, provides service and emotional support to the most lonely elderly individuals, also <strong>offering a wide range of services as a voice assistant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elliq.com\/products\/elliq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">ElliQ is a system that<\/a>, <\/strong>through the usual methods in voice assistants,<strong> responds to its interlocutor and provides emotional support through its AI<\/strong>, ensuring that the person or people around it <strong>feel more accompanied and happier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3b8d24f6-a4ee-11e6-85f3-00163ed833e7\/4175487776\/amazon-alexa-logo\" alt=\"Amazon Alexa\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Amazon Alexa<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-alexa.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-alexa.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Optimism and habit improvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ElliQ&#8217;s system is programmed to, <strong>according to the specific health needs of each individual <\/strong>(heart disease, diabetes, etc.), provide routine recommendations focused on their health. Additionally, it will also strive to<strong> lift the spirits of its conversational partners through the feedback <\/strong>it offers in its dialogues, both through the lighting and movements of its head and the content of its words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, ElliQ also takes care of <strong>scheduling certain daily habits that healthily <\/strong>help to activate users both physically and mentally. However,<strong> all the benefits of this system come at a cost<\/strong>, as it <strong>requires a monthly subscription of $60 per month<\/strong> (it&#8217;s a service for the United States).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/harold-laptop-anciano-ciberseguridad-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311207\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Older people tend to spend more time alone than other citizens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The bright side of Artificial Intelligence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many times, and rightfully so, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/openai-creates-a-team-to-fight-against-possible-catastrophic-risks-of-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the image that Artificial Intelligence often leaves is more than negative<\/a><\/strong>: <strong>job theft, job destruction, ease of committing crimes.<\/strong>.. However, there is still a positive side to these advances, <strong>as the support for the elderly<\/strong>, one of the biggest challenges in today&#8217;s developed society,<strong> is benefiting from this progress.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also many <strong>notable functions that AI is being approached from a positive perspective:<\/strong> for example, to <strong>facilitate the detection of diseases<\/strong> in routine medical check-ups or even for more mundane things like <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/copilot-new-ai-microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">making users&#8217; lives easier in workspaces, such as Copilot<\/a><\/strong> or Bard. Ultimately, it all remains as a tool whose purpose, whether positive or negative, <strong>depends on who uses it, <\/strong>and gradually, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/biden-gets-serious-and-tightens-the-rules-of-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the more harmful uses of Artificial Intelligence are being limited.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3b8d24f6-a4ee-11e6-85f3-00163ed833e7\/4175487776\/amazon-alexa-logo\" alt=\"Amazon Alexa\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Amazon Alexa<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-alexa.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/amazon-alexa.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a society that tends to overlook the elderly, the company ElliQ has designed a robot that, powered by Artificial Intelligence, provides service and emotional support to the most lonely elderly individuals, also offering a wide range of services as a voice assistant. ElliQ is a system that, through the usual methods in voice assistants, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/emotional-ai-robots-that-cure-the-loneliness-of-older-people\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Emotional AI: robots that alleviate the loneliness of the elderly&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9285,"featured_media":258571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[3885],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-258569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-inteligencia-artificial"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":316710,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258569\/revisions\/316710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258569"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=258569"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=258569"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=258569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}