Sophia Zuniga, 3, hugs her My Special Aflac Duck robot. (Photo: Aflac) A foundation affiliated with Aflac Inc. has given toy robots that look like the Aflac Duck to children who are facing cancer ...

But one robot companion stands out as the most heartwarming. Insurance company Aflac unveiled My Special Aflac Duck, a social robot companion resembling its mascot for children with cancer.

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 ...

If it glides like a duck, and paddles like a duck, it must be… a robot? An engineer with Nissan Japan volunteered his time and energy to creating a high-tech solution to an age-old problem–and ...