Robotic Pets Seal

It s a robot called paro that was invented in japan but lee doesn t necessarily know that as he pets it while it coos and purrs.

Robotic pets seal. This seal isn t alive. Paro is a therapeutic robot baby harp seal intended to be very cute and to have a calming effect on and elicit emotional responses in patients of hospitals and nursing homes similar to animal assisted therapy except using robots. Learn more about the research that suggests that paro a robotic seal helps elderly people with illness feel better. Interestingly researchers have found that robot pets can offer similar benefits to their owners.

Paro is modeled on a baby seal and we re sure yo. Paro is an advanced interactive robot developed by aist a leading japanese industrial automation pioneer. It allows the documented benefits of animal therapy to be administered to patients in environments such as hospitals and extended care facilities where live animals present treatment or logistical difficulties. A real pet can scratch or bite whereas all paro places in its mouth is a pacifier it uses to recharge.

Image caption paro a robotic seal being charged up our pet therapy dog can only work for a certain amount of the day says dr simon davies from the center for addiction and mental health in. It learns from you and feels just like a real lovable pet in its natural responses. The robot was designed in japan and launched in 1993. He and the other senior patients here have dementia or similar loss of cognitive function caused by stroke or traumatic brain injury and paro the seal was designed to comfort them.

Already therapeutic robot pets have been in use for years in hospitals and care homes.