21 Apr 2026
Pepperdine Makes AI Skills a Required Course for Every Undergraduate
AI literacy isn't an elective anymore. Pepperdine is making it required for every undergraduate — business majors, artists, biologists, everyone.
Companions
Robotic pets that learn your habits. Therapy seals for dementia patients. Vacuum robots that already outnumber humanoids 100-to-1. The small, smart robots coming into our homes — quietly, one device at a time.
Robotic Pets
Sony Aibo, robot dogs, and the growing market for AI-driven animal companions.
Sony Aibo The original robot dog. AI-driven personality, camera eyes, $2,900.
Unitree Go Consumer quadruped robots. Affordable robot dogs from China.
Boston Dynamics Spot Industrial-grade robot dog. $75K. Not a pet — but cool.
Therapy & Care
Robots providing companionship and care for elderly, disabled, and isolated people.
Paro Therapy seal robot. Used in dementia care worldwide.
Elderly care bots Robots helping with mobility, medication, companionship.
Household Robots
Vacuum robots, lawn mowers, kitchen robots. The robots already in our homes.
Robot vacuums Roomba, Roborock, Ecovacs. The most successful consumer robots ever.
Robot lawn mowers Husqvarna, Worx. Autonomous yard maintenance.
Kitchen robots Moley Robotics and the promise of automated cooking.
Social & Educational
Humanoid companion robots for education, retail, and social interaction.
SoftBank Pepper The humanoid greeter robot. Retail, hospitals, schools.
NAO Educational humanoid. Used in schools and research worldwide.
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