The State of New York is going to distribute robot home companions to the elderly. The robots don’t clean windows or do dishes. They are there to provide companionship. At the link:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23140936/ny-state-distribute-home-robot-companions-nysofa-elliq

Hmmm… New York might not be so bad.

Here is what they offer:

They almost had me there.