With the sector facing ongoing workforce shortages and an increased focus on clinical care services, aged care operators will need to rely more on technology to provide the ‘touch’ and social interaction that residents need – this is where Abi comes in.

Andromeda’s humanoid companion robot Abi is now being utilised in a number of aged care homes to provide a social outlet for residents – and the startup has plans to scale rapidly.

Unlike other robotic technology currently being utilised in the aged care space to carry out tasks such as cleaning or laundry, Abi is more focused on building connections with people. 

Case in point: the robot uses GPT4 artificial intelligence models to recogn