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24-year-old mechatronics engineer Grace Brown has been building robots since she was just 15. But her hobby became a business in 2022 when she launched Andromeda Robotics with a view to deploying the first empathetic robotic throughout nursing homes in Australia: Abi.

Andromeda Robotics has successfully closed a $3 million seed round to help scale the rollout of its humanoid companion robot, Abi, across Australia.

Inside Ageing first wrote about Andromeda late last year, and in particular, a trial they were doing at Bolton Clarke’s Allity, to integrate prototype humanoid companion robots designed to interact with residents.

Aged care provider Allity is trialling a prototype companion robot at one of its facilities in Melbourne.

Aged care, retirement living and community services provider Benetas is trialling the use of a companion robot at one of its sites in Melbourne.

Australian-based robotics and AI startup Andromeda Robotics today announced it is undertaking initial trials with aged care provider Allity (part of the Bolton Clarke Group).

An artificial intelligence-powered robot called ABI - has been developed by GRACE to work in aged care homes across Australia.

Gen Z mechatronics engineer and entrepreneur Grace Brown has closed a $3 million seed round led by Purpose Ventures for her robotics and AI startup, Andromeda.