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A furry robotic seal called "Palo" is pictured at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo November 28, 2007. The robot seal, which can learn its name and react to touch, is designed
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Therapeutic Seal Robot PARO, Guinness certified as the first therapy robot, is exhibited at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo, Japan Stock Photo - Alamy
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A therapeutic robot named Paro reacts to an elderly user's hand at the Suisyoen retirement home, about 30 km (19 miles) south of the tsunami-crippled nuclear plant in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, July
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Fluffy robot seals comfort dementia patients in nursing homes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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