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“This is a medication reminder…Have you taken your medication?”

Every day, Tara is asked that question, not by a nurse, friend or family member, but by a little white robot that lives at her house.

She is also asked whether she has drunk enough water, is reminded that she has a call with her carer, and if she were to become unresponsive, the robot would notify somebody for help.

Tara, who has signific

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