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Michelle Drouin

Michelle Drouin is a behavioral scientist and author of "OUT OF TOUCH: How to Survive an Intimacy Famine" (MIT Press).

Cleaning robot 'Franzi' cleans in the entrance area of a hospital in Munich Neuperlach, southern Germany, on February 12, 2021. - Cleaning robot Franzi always makes sure the floors are spotless at the Munich hospital where she works, but she has also taken on a new role in the pandemic: cheering up patients and staff. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

Robots are coming for the elderly — and that’s a good thing

Michelle Drouin