Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study. The study introduces a new simulation method that lets researchers test their social ...

Humans no longer have exclusive control over training social robots to interact effectively, thanks to a new study from the ...

Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former theater director who occasionally makes short films. Patrick has an eye for photography and a passion for everything ...

Robots as companions are an easier leap ... trials have backed the device's benefits as a non-drug therapy. "Interaction with Paro can improve depression, anxiety, pain and also improve the ...

This is Paro, one of the world’s most successful therapeutic robots--popular to the extent that some refer to it as “Japan’s pride.” “I came up with the idea for a pet robot because I ...

Research has linked animal-assisted therapy to improvements in ... she said in an email. Companion robots have been on the market for years. PARO, a doe-eyed seal pup used in nursing homes since ...

In the early 1990s, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology began work on what would become Paro ... example of a therapeutic robot for older ...

The robots being used in therapy for older people and people with ... The most common example of this kind of social robot is Paro. Rather than a dog, the robot, which was designed in Japan ...

Examples of social robots also include Pepper, a retail assistant, and Paro, a therapeutic robot for dementia patients. The research team matched how their model worked in the real world to that ...