AdvertisementWould you leave grandma at home with a companion robot?04:24Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/09/01/companion-ai-robots"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeSeptember 01, 2023Tom Banse, Northwest News NetworkfacebookEmailJan Worrell, 83, and her AI-powered companion robot named ElliQ interact throughout the day at her home on the Long Beach Peninsula. (Tom Banse/Northwest News Network)Tom Banse of the Northwest News Network explains why families across the country are trusting A.I. technology to help look after their aging loved ones.This segment aired on September 1, 2023.Here & Now: Editors' Picks