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The robotic puppy is made for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment living in private homes, assisted living facilities and memory care communities.
This innovative approach, devised by the National Centre for Healthy Ageing, is expected to identify more people with dementia early.
Its developer, a spinoff from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, is looking to raise up to $1.5 million to commercialise their MCI screening tool.
The AI avatar, Liv, can hold conversations in real-time to provide individuals with dementia and Alzheimer's with resources and aid.
The mobile app-based AI has 87% accuracy in identifying Alzheimer's disease.
It incorporates a communication strategy developed by the Institute of Mental Health Singapore.
It has also received Australia's regulatory approval for its AI solution.
The virtual brain health company and its physician network, ATP Partners, will offer online services to help patients with dementia remain in their homes.
Its AI model can predict the accumulation of amyloid-beta protein, a major Alzheimer's biomarker.
The care-management platform also announced a partnership with a large family medicine practice with offices in Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.