Paro robot seal comforts tsunami in Japan

Japanese engineers sent the Paro robot seal to comfort victims of the March 3, the earthquake and tsunami in Northern Japan.
Modeled on the harp is a robot child, Paro therapeutic that responds to touch and votes. Discusses the tactile sense and responds to petting by squealing. This meant zagluszyc people who use it.

Developed by as Takashirei Shibata in Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and technology (AIST), Paro was used in houses in Japan and overseas since 2003; eight generations were produced. Research has shown that stress can lower levels of Paro, users and carers. It may also help Dementia patients.

This report from TV NHK shows people in the areas affected by the tsunami in Japan interacting with Paro recently. The bot has visited shelters escape including Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture site, a small town, which was almost completely destroyed in the crash.

Old woman in the picture above you can hear, saying that Paro she said that she is doing her best to keep his chin.

Handmade in Japan, it costs about $ 6,000 Paro and approved as a medical device of class 2 in the u.s.; care make up the bulk of users. Report from the Wall Street Journal last year described mixed response to Paro.

Not according to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper, however, children in Japan, the disaster zone, you can download sufficiently robo-seals. It nevertheless gives artificial love and asks nothing in return.
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