ElliQ is a super cute voice-activated robot companion for the elderly

Beyond the fact that it means we’d never have to do the dishes again or maybe even mow our lawn or schedule tedious appointments, we’d like to think about the robots of tomorrow as being potentially great friends of ours. Israeli startup Intuition Robotics had this same idea, because it’s developing a new robot product that’s specifically meant to not only help the elderly but also give them some companionship.