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Study finds dogs, robots cheer elderly (AP)

March 1st, 2008 by Yahoo! News: Health News

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Marian Banks sits with her dog, Sparky, at her home Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, in St. Louis. Sparky was part of a study by Saint Louis University that found the lovable pooch and the interactive dog robot, AIBO, were about equally effective at relieving the loneliness of nursing home residents, and fostering attachments. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, file)AP – Dogs may have a hard time wrapping their paws around this one: Robotic competition is nipping at their heels in the man’s-best-friend department. A study by Saint Louis University found that a lovable pooch named Sparky and a robotic dog, AIBO, were about equally effective at relieving the loneliness of nursing home residents and fostering attachments.


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