Ethan Daniels, a 12-year-old cancer patient, speaks with Aaron Horowitz, the co-founder and CEO of Sproutel, who designed "My Special Aflac Duck." AP ATLANTA — A plush, robotic duck may soon become a ...

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ATLANTA (AP) — A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer — a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help them ...

One of the best gadgets at CES is a robot duck that will bring a tear to your eye and capture your heart. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering news and reviews on smartphones, ...

The Aflac duck is best known for helping its namesake insurance company hawk supplemental insurance, but recently the squawking waterfowl's found a new purpose: helping kids going through chemotherapy ...

CES is flush with giant TVs, smart fridges and plenty of other superfluous nonsense. So it was a breath of fresh air when insurance company Aflac and a company called Sproutel showed up with a robot ...

ATLANTA — A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer — a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help them cope ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Great gadgets were on display at CES in Las ...

ATLANTA — A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer — a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help them cope ...

One of the highlights of attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are the robots. But one robot companion stands out as the most heartwarming. Insurance company Aflac unveiled My Special ...

ATLANTA – A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer – a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help them cope ...