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Creating Robots that are Emotionally Engaging

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Creating Robots that are Emotionally Engaging

We’re often asked about MiRo’s emotionally engaging design, when MiRo users are stroking its head and gazing adoringly at MiRo as it looks up at them with its big puppy dog eyes. Creating a robotic device that is emotionally engaging was a key component to MiRo’s design

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12 Key Research Challenges for the Future Use of Robots in Social Care

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12 Key Research Challenges for the Future Use of Robots in Social Care

As technology companies and product designers begin to focus on developing robots for social care, they will also start to consider the research challenges. Professor Tony Prescott highlights twelve key research challenges.

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The Isolation Pandemic.

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The Isolation Pandemic.

Humans are social creatures. One of the consequences of the current Covid19 situation is that many of us have now experienced social isolation as the by-product of social distancing or shielding. We know first-hand how it feels and the inevitable impact it has on one’s mental well-being.