AI robot helps people with dementia find lost items
Engineers at the University of Waterloo have discovered a new way to program robots to help people with dementia locate medicine, glasses, phones and other objects they need but have lost.
Dr. Ali Ayub, a post-doctoral fellow in electrical and computer engineering, and three colleagues believed a companion robot with an episodic memory of its own could be a game-changer for these people and their caregivers. Using artificial intelligence, Ayub and the research team have successfully created a new kind of artificial memory that can help find lost items.