Paro, therapeutic robot baby harp seal, Intelligent System Co., Ltd., Toyama, Japan

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Website - paro.jp

PARO Robots U.S., Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois - parorobots.com

Paro on Wikipedia

Intelligent System Co., Ltd., Toyama, Japan - intelligent-system.jp

Designer - Takanori Shibata

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Published on Nov 12, 2012

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How PARO works
April 27, 2013

Using a PARO robot named Pikatti, Natalie Benda of Passages Palliative Care describes PARO’s basic features and explains part of the motivation behind its design.

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Paro, emotive robot
October 3, 2009

A robot designed to create an emotional connection with its user.

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PARO: Therapeutic robot baby seal for people with dementia

Published on Apr 15, 2015

PARO is a therapeutic robot in the form of a baby seal, developed in Japan to respond to touch, light, sound, temperature and positioning.

PARO has been shown to have a positive psychological effect on people living with dementia, improving their relaxation and motivation. It can also improve the socialisation of patients with each other, and with caregivers. PARO responds to sound and can even learn common words over time, such as its chosen name.

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PARO Seal Product Rreview

Published on Sep 29, 2015

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Cuddling up to Paro, the seal-shaped therapy robot at CES2016

Published on Jan 8, 2016

We met Paro at CES, a robot therapy animal designed to look like a baby harp seal. Designed for people in hospitals & nursing homes, he's ridiculously cute.