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Can robots and humans be friends?
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
|December 2025
Some people don't think human relationships can be replaced by machines.
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As well as offering people help with everyday practical tasks, robots could provide humans with friendship and emotional support. In Manchester, a team of scientists is working with the charity Age UK to look at how bots could become companions for older people. They recently took
This story is from the December 2025 edition of The Week Junior Science+Nature UK.
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