Robot Cats Purrrrfect for Elderly
From: Robotic Trends - 05/14/2012

Cats could provide a variety of different services to older people 

Robot cats and other man-made companions could help Britain's elderly,
according to a report by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The report
recommends that autonomous devices could provide a variety of different
services to older people, ranging from basic companionship to medical
monitoring. Devices with the appropriate sensors could act as fire detectors,
or flash lights when doorbells or phones ring. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_healthcare/article/robot_cats_purrrrfect_for_elderly/

Links:
Dream Cat Venus (in Japanese with video 1:51)
http://www.japantrendshop.com/dream-cat-venus-yume-neko-robotic-cat-p-681.html

Dream Cat Venus: Sega Toys to roll out creepy animal robot
http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/06/dream-cat-venus-sega-toys-to-roll-out-creepy-animal-robot/

Related:
Wii-Controlled Robot Pets Cat (with video 4:25))
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/03/catbottube/