Social Robots That Help Support People's Health Are Getting a Boost From AI

Jennifer Abbasi
JAMA. 2025 Aug 5;334(5):379-382. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.8264.
Abstract
This Medical News article is an interview with Maja Matarić, PhD, of the University of Southern California, who discussed how AI is advancing the field of socially assistive robotics in areas ranging from autism to physical rehabilitation to anxiety and depression.