Large language model-supported companion robots for loneliness in older people: A UK–Japan qualitative study integrating focus groups and in-home deployment

Publication date: Available online 5 May 2026

Source: International Psychogeriatrics

Author(s): Yuto Satake, Minna Nygren, Clare Yu, Kunihiko Katsuki, Ippei Endo, Akira Tsuboi, Daiki Ishimaru, Kazuhiro Umemura, Penny Rapaport, Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze, Manabu Ikeda, Robert Howard