Go elsewhere ———————– News Business Market Watch Metro Sports Lifestyle Entertainment Technology Education Mind Our English Columnists Photos Video Clips Last 7 Days 30-Day Archive RSS Mobile Edition What’s Hot Write to Us ———————– MyStar AllMalaysia. Recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s most therapeutic robot, Paro is unlike automatons Asimo, Honda’s astronaut look-alike, or even the life-like (though slightly stilted) Repliee Q1 lady android, which seems to bring to mind Chucky the killer doll. Having been tested extensively since it was developed in 1993 and now used in a number of nursing homes in Japan and other countries, Paro has proved successful in improving the psychological (such as relaxation and motivation), physiological (vital signs) and social (instigating communication) aspects of in-patients and caregivers. Among the renowned speakers at the conference were Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Nobel laureate in economics Professor Robert Merton of the Harvard Business School, and Dr Hiroyuki Murata, Murata Associates Inc founder and an opinion leader on ageing issues in Japan. read more

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