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 # Hospitals Will Use Robot Ducks to Comfort Kids With Cancer

 


 

 Sep 17, 2018 12:25 PM ET

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[Originally published on engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/07/aflac-robot-ducks-launch/)

[Aflac's](https://www.aflac.com/) robotic therapy ducks have started waddling their way to children's cancer hospitals nationwide after making their [debut at CES](https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/robot-therapy-duck-comforts-kids-with-cancer/#/) earlier this year. The company is distributing the robotic waterfowl through a series of events as part of its activities for National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

[Read the full article on engadget.com](https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/07/aflac-robot-ducks-launch/).



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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