Pfizer launches pilot with home robot Mabu to study patient response to AI
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer today announced plans to launch a one-year pilot program with robotics company Catalia Health, maker of Mabu, a home robot that coaches patients on health and prescription drugs. Mabu uses voice interactions powered by conversational AI to assess... Read More →
Machines Treating Patients? It’s Already Happening
Rayfield Byrd knows when it’s time to wake up every morning. The 68-year-old Oakland, Cal., resident hears a voice from the living room offering a cheery good morning. Except Byrd lives alone. A little after 8 a.m. each day, a... Read More →
Smart-home tech might help older adults live independently longer
For an octogenarian with arthritic knees, a voice-controlled light switch could ease the pain of having to stand and walk just to illuminate a room. For a nonagenarian, a robot that offers brain-teasing games to help keep her mind sharp could become an ideal companion.
Catalia Health draws another $4M in early funding
San Francisco-based patient engagement startup Catalia Health has announced an additional $4 million in pre-Series A funding from Ion Pacific and other investors.
Interview With Catalia Health CEO & Founder, Cory Kidd
Catalia Health is leading the surge in social robotics, with Mabu, their patient care management system. Catalia Health likes to be seen primarily as a health company that utilizes robots, rather than a robotics company.
Catalia mention in Boston Globe – Watch out Alexa, rivals are angling for your job
By Scott Kirsner | September 22, 2016 Designing a product is one thing, entrepreneur Cory Kidd says, and “manufacturing a good durable product, with a business around it, is something else.” After earning his doctorate at MIT, Kidd started a... Read More →
Catalia mention – Meet Your Robot Pharmacist
Zara Stone | September 11, 2016 Like many people, Peter Havas lives far from his parents. But while the San Francisco entrepreneur misses his mother and father in Australia, he doesn’t worry about their health. That’s because he’s pinged multiple times per day... Read More →