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You might think of robots as unfeeling, and maybe even kind of cold, but some robots are specifically programmed to help people improve their social skills and emotional health. Here are a few that might make really good pals!
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You might think of robots as unfeeling, and maybe even kind of cold, but some robots are specifically programmed to help people improve their social skills and emotional health. Here are a few that might make really good pals!
Hosted by: Brit Garner
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Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/scishow
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
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Bd_Tmprd, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, Katie Marie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Charles George, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer
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Sources:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079612307640217#!
autism.org.uk/about/communication/social-children.aspx
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2174902
spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/robot-therapy-for-autism
eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/yu-rta030420.php
pnas.org/content/117/12/6370
scientificamerican.com/article/empathy-machine-humans-communicate-better-after-robots-show-their-vulnerable-side
filling-space.com/2018/09/21/creature-comforts-in-space
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6840478
ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1642310
ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/6650427
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S152586101500345X
Image Sources:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toys_for_sale,_Liverpool_(1).JPG
Photos of Jennie provided by Tombot, Inc.
