# New York State extends ElliQ AI companion program partnership with Intuition Robotics

- Source: Robotics & Automation News
- Published: 2026-10-10T11:50:18.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/oh34jrifj0tibc3wa4hh3z52g
- Original: https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2026/10/10/new-york-extends-ai-companion-program-in-partnership-with-intuition-robotics/105806/

## Summary

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has extended its partnership with Intuition Robotics to continue providing the ElliQ proactive AI companion device to older New Yorkers at risk of loneliness and social isolation. Since the program launched in 2022, hundreds of older adults have received ElliQ, and in 2025 alone more than 3,500 people applied.