The evolving role of digital AI companions in at-home healthcare

 <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />Dor Skuler, the CEO & Co-Founder at Intuition Robotics, which creates empathetic digital companions that positively impact people's lives joins eHealth Radio and the Senior Care & Technology Channels.<br /><br />The company's first product, ElliQ, is an artificial intelligence driven proactive social robot for older adults to keep them healthy, active, and independent at home, bridging the gap between them and their healthcare providers.<br /><br />Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels and guest Dor Skuler discuss the following:<br /><br />What is ElliQ and how did you develop the technology?<br /><br />How have companion robots been affecting seniors' health and well-being at home and how have they evolved over the past several years?<br /><br />Why did you decide to expand into healthcare during COVID and what did you learn that led to this pivot in strategy?<br /><br />What impact do you think ElliQ will have on the healthcare field?<br /><br />What role should digital companions play in the grander healthcare market and challenges doctors face in patient communication?<br /><br />Conclusion: To help older adults age independently at home for as long as possible, consider a proactive digital companion that can help efficiently connect them to the world, their families, and their healthcare teams.<br /><br />As a serial entrepreneur, Dor Skuler has co-founded five ventures, the most recent being Intuition Robotics, following his passion to develop artificial intelligence-driven robotics that address major social issues of the 21st century.<br /><br />Having trained in Israel’s elite military intelligence unit 8200, Dor made a mark on interactive broadcast technology with Zing Interactive Media (acquired by Invesco, NASDAQ: IVZ) and security software through Safend (acquired by Wave Systems Corp, NASDAQ: WAVX). Dor then joined Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) to create and lead innovative ventures, most notably as Founder and GM of Cloudband, the world’s first pla