EDINBURGH, Aug 3 — Pepper's skill set includes making phone calls, identifying missing items in the kitchen and occasional aerobics instruction. Now, after a surge in loneliness among vulnerable groups during the coronavirus pandemic, this robot's potential as a companion have earned her a role...
Scientists at a Scottish university have programmed robots including Pepper, the world's first humanoid robot launched in Japan in 2014, to perform tasks normally done by caregivers. — AFP pic
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have programmed robots, including Pepper — who was launched as the world's first humanoid in Japan in 2014 — to perform tasks normally carried out by care workers. The experiment, named Ambient Assisted Living, will initially focus on finding solutions for priority groups, whose vulnerabilities have been compounded by social isolation measures required during the pandemic.
“We are transforming this lab into a remote open access lab so that we can keep doing this work together even while there is social distancing in place,” Dragone said. Researchers are “mindful” about privacy issues and the ethical issues that could come up in the project, said Dragone.
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