In a lab tightly packed with models of therapy robots, a harp seal with light pink hair looked up at the person stroking its ...
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 ...
When nursing professor and nurse scientist Pamela Cacchione first saw Paro robotic seals at a conference, she thought they were “ridiculous.” But after interacting with them, she realized they could ...
Robotics have long resided in the imaginings of humans. From the proto-robotic conception of Dr. Frankenstein’s monster to current forays into Artificial Intelligence, robotics both conceptually and ...
I’m unsure if it’s really the first ‘animal therapy robot,’ but the PARO is almost certainly a seal, which are not only cute, but very delicious. There isn’t much in the way of details on Akihabara ...
CUPERTINO, Calif. | The elderly woman cooed softly and stroked the soft white fur of the creature in her lap, while it raised its head, batted its dark eyes and made a friendly mewing sound in return.