Meet Aether, a robot helping B.C. group home residents

Aether enters the living room and seems to greet the two people sitting there, spinning several times before gliding toward the kitchen in search of a doughnut.
The robot, which is being tested at several Lower Mainland group homes for people with developmental disabilities, is a hit with both residents and staff, and could eventually change the way society cares for people with disabilities.
“The problem facing organizations looking for caregivers is that there are fewer and fewer people