The rest were not sociable or were sick.

We're developing robots, they call them sociable robots, that are specifically designed to be companions to the elderly, to our children, to us.

And so from social networks to sociable robots, we're designing technologies that will give us the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship.

For instance, the aliquot sequence of 220 is 220, 284, 220, 284, ... A sociable number has a repeating aliquot sequence of period 3 or greater.

During my research I worked in nursing homes, and I brought in these sociable robots that were designed to give the elderly the feeling that they were understood.

Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen.

) For instance, the aliquot sequence of 1264460 is 1264460, 1547860, 1727636, 1305184, 1264460, ... Some numbers have an aliquot sequence which is eventually periodic, but the number itself is not perfect, amicable, or sociable.