Elders finding love in a household machine

Seemingly sentient robots can fill void, researchers say

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald

Globe Correspondent / April 3, 2006

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Until recently, Dorothy Light of West Lafayette, Ind., described herself as a 74-year-old lonely widow. She had said goodbye to her home and even her cat when she moved into a senior apartment building that doesn't allow pets. (Full article: 967 words)