From Hasbro to AgeTech: Ageless Innovation’s Ted Fischer on Building Robotic Pets for Older Adults

From Hasbro to AgeTech: Ageless Innovation’s Ted Fischer on Building Robotic Pets for Older Adults

What happens when a toy company decides to focus it's energies on making robotic pets for older adults? In this episode, Keren Etkin talks to Ted Fischer, co-founder and CEO of Ageless Innovation - the company behind Joy for All companion pets for older adults.

Ted shares how his team built robotic cats and dogs that bring comfort, connection, and joy to hundreds of thousands of older adults, and how some of these furry friends even made it into Medicare and Medicaid programs.

They discuss the power of designing with older adults, the unexpected challenges of spinning out from a toy giant, and what every AgeTech founder can learn from their journey.

Tune in to hear how innovation, empathy, and play can change the future of aging.

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