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May 14, 2011 09:05 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/Nq0l9Eykc48/This-Robot-Needs-a-Hug
This Robot Needs a Hug
itwbennett writes "It has been an interesting week at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) show in Vancouver, what with all the humans and computers interacting. And none have interacted quite so interestingly as a robot developed by scientists at Japan's Osaka University that can convey physical emotions through a phone call or e-mail system. Its intended use: Hugging the elderly so you don't have to." Warning: the linked video may induce cringing. 
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