This robot comes with snacks: Delivery model is a stress reliever for busy staff, admin says

McKnight’s Senior Living December 6, 2023
Aaron Dorman

Copley Health Center’s first ever robot, Eva, brings food and snacks to residents, and delivers stress relief for the facility’s aides and nurses.

Front office assistant Trinity Ritenour said that since Eva’s introduction, the mobile robot has transformed the facility’s ability to transport items like food or packages to and from residents’ rooms.

“Before we had the robot, it was pretty stressful,” Ritenour said. “A lot of residents talk to [Eva] like she’s a person. It brings stuff to them faster. It’s a really helpful tool.”

Eva is one of a pair of robots — the other is named Rosie — featured in a recent story about a grant program that is bringing the models to senior living facilities in...

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