Robots and the Revolutionary Loneliness Solution

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The lack of human interaction may find the solution in a robotics laboratory. “Friendship needs no words — it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. ”      — Dag Hammarskjold Loneliness has always been the plague of too many, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only deepened this painful emotional state. Media reports and medical articles tell us that loneliness will be the reason for more deaths than in decades before. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness and social isolation were so prevalent across Europe, the USA, and China (10–40%) that it was described as a “behavioral epidemic”. The situation has only…...

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Patricia Farrell Patricia Farrell is a licensed clinical psychologist in New Jersey and Florida in the United States, a published author, former psychiatric researcher, educator and consultant to WebMD. She specializes in stress and medical illness and has been in the field for over 30 years. Prior to becoming a psychologist, Dr. Farrell held a number of editorial positions in trade magazine publishing and newspaper syndication. Her interests include photography, computers and writing both fiction and non-fiction.