An NHS trust in Kent and Medway is piloting PARO, a therapeutic robot baby seal, to help patients with learning disabilities ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...