This just in: animals are able to exhibit a wide range of emotions. I’m sure you’re shocked. But there’s more to it than that and it’s pretty fascinating.

This morning CNN reported on a new technology from the Center for Healthcare Robotics at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia. It’s a 5 foot tall gray metal robot called El-E (pronounced Ellie) and it’s being designed to help assist with patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. See El-E in action.