To explore the effectiveness of companion robots with dementia patients, Japanese manufacturing giant AIST developed an advanced interactive robot known as “ Paro ”. The Paro robot is designed to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A baby seal robot for mental health care might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS ...

For more information about PARO and the Lane Park facility, go online to www.parorobots.com/ and www.laneparkhuber.com/. Hubert, the newest resident of Huber Height ...

An exhibition in Osaka, central Japan, has assembled a hall of fame for Japanese tech products, with hits including Sony’s Walkman and Aibo, an original Tranformer toy, and Paro the baby seal robot on ...

(Nanowerk News) A study ("Exploring the Effect of Companion Robots on Emotional Expression in Older Adults with Dementia") has found that interacting with a therapeutic robot companion made people ...

Researchers are using AI and technological advancements to create companion robots This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your ...

A baby seal robot for mental health care might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is actually piloting one in its outpatient clinics, and the idea ...