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Care Robot · Intuition Robotics · NYSOFA · 2026-10-13

New York State extends ElliQ companion robot programme with a three-year deal

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Three key points

  1. The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) signed a new three-year, $2.1 million agreement with Intuition Robotics to keep providing its ElliQ AI companion robot to older New Yorkers.
  2. Since the programme launched in 2022, hundreds of older adults in New York have received ElliQ, and more than 3,500 applied in 2025 alone.
  3. Intuition Robotics, founded in 2016, is based in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Story summary

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) signed a new three-year, $2.1 million agreement with Intuition Robotics to keep providing its ElliQ AI companion robot to older New Yorkers. Since the programme launched in 2022, hundreds of older adults in New York have received ElliQ, and more than 3,500 applied in 2025 alone. In 2026 programme data, 94% of users said they felt less lonely, and users interacted with ElliQ 48 times a day on average (company figures). Intuition Robotics, founded in 2016, is based in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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