This Adorable Therapy Dog Isn’t A Pooch At All – CBS Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)  — You’ve heard all about therapy canines , however what about a therapy canines who isn’t canines at all?

Welcome to the arena of robo-canines.

CBS2/KCAL9’s Jeff Nguyen introduces you to Jennie, a robo-canines who’s serving to to pork up one man’s life.

For Autumn Kerr, getting her dad Dennis to smile as soon as at this time requires an man made touch.

“For me it seems and sounds love a canines,” she says.

But Jennie isn’t. She’s designed to support patients who’re unable to love a true residing pet.

Dennis has Parkinson’s disease and has scenario transferring and speaking.

“She’s calming. It is probably you’ll perhaps presumably presumably lawful pet her. She’s no longer active and all over. Most frequently with pets, they’ll net a minute bit rambunctious,” Autumn says.

Jennie feels love a canines.

“She is roofed with touch sensors. She will be able to feel how and the put she’s being touched,” says Tom Stevens.

His firm, Tombot, was created after his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and her cherished canines needed to be taken away.

“My mother was devastated, so I started having a rely upon at substitutes for live animal companions,” Stevens says.

USC’S Dr. Maja Mataric says therapy pets could perhaps support patients handle loneliness, fear and stress.

“There are in actuality rising different of compare that stammer that of us in actuality thrive and feel better after they’ve some amount of physical contact in their lives,” she says.

And there could be also some evidence that robotic companions can make the identical component. Jennie barks and wags her tail — lawful love a true canines. She also responds to the touch and creates a connection for of us love Dennis.

“Something love this could perhaps support him purchase his mind, and something else – light his physique. So I’ve it’s an nice looking instrument,” Autumn says.

Robo-canines are purpose to pass within the marketplace subsequent year and could tranquil cost about $450.

A charming apart to the robo-canines: the synthetic fur was created by Jim Henson’s Creature Store which produces “The Muppets.”