Robotic baby seal Paro still scoring well with residents
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Oct 06, 2017
A controversial robot named Paro may help reduce agitation in nursing home residents with dementia, a new study suggests.
Paro goes to Hollywood
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Nov 17, 2015
It’s not too often that I see topics that we cover at McKnight’s spill over into pop culture. Especially not on a brand new, critically acclaimed Netflix comedy series.
When caregivers aren’t human
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Mary Gustafson
Mar 22, 2012
If you can speak authoritatively about long-term care robots in social conversation, people tend to snap to attention. I can.
Now available: Robot for pet therapy
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Liza Berger
Jun 24, 2010
He is a sweet furry creature named Paro, and, yes, he’s a robot. So what’s the problem?
Mechanical seal sparks debate over robots’ role in eldercare
Jun 22, 2010
Paro, the robotic baby seal designed to reduce stress and lift the spirits of elderly individuals, has sparked an ethical debate over the role these types of “medical devices” should play in...