You bot a friend in me, Gran

A.I. MOVES IN ON OLD

- MARC WALKER

PSYCHO scumbag Al bots are palling up with lonely old folk whose real friends and family don't bother with them.

The so-called “companion robots” stand in for humans to provide “social engagement” and check in on the elderly.

Top-selling models include ElliQ, a softly spoken fembot that encourages OAPs to do exercise and brain training.

The trend mirrors sci-fi films like Ex Machina and I, Robot.