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AI · February 25, 2020

Robin the Robot

Helps children beat loneliness and isolation in hospitals

Robin the Robot launched on February 25, 2020 with 357 votes, #19 of 3,162 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

In plain words

Robin is a robot designed to interact with hospitalized children through emotional expression and dialogue. It engages children in play and conversation to reduce loneliness and stress during hospital stays. The robot uses artificial intelligence to create peer-like interactions, offering companionship to young patients who may feel isolated while receiving medical care.

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From the sources

Robin is a friendly robot that expresses emotions and builds interactive dialogues with children. By engaging them in play and peer-to-peer conversations, Robin reduces their feeling of loneliness and mitigates their stress during their hospital stay.

Robin is an award-winning therapeutic robot designed to support healthcare teams and patients across pediatrics and geriatrics. Discover how therapeutic robots are reshaping care delivery.

Robin is a research-backed therapeutic robot designed to support healthcare teams and patients. As demand for care grows and workforce shortages persist, therapeutic robots like Robin help deliver emotional support, engagement and care, working alongside clinicians. The number of aging adults and patients with complex needs is growing. Aging populations are driving unprecedented demand. Clinician burnout and high costs are unsustainable. From long hours to emotional strain, care teams are under more pressure than ever. Most tech doesn’t solve care delivery - it overlooks frontline needs, leaving clinicians overwhelmed and outcomes at risk. At Expper Technologies, we design emotionally…from robinrobot.com

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