Could furry social robots help bolster moods and reduce pain when human to human contact isn’t an option, for example, during a pandemic? According to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers published in Scientific Reports, a one-time, hour-long session with a plush, seal-like social robot reduced pain and oxytocin levels,… Read More »
June 19th, 2020 Medgadget Editors Informatics, Surgery, Telemedicine Surgery has a reputation as being an intellectual profession, but a lot of the actual practice of surgery involves simple, routine tasks that are performed on nearly every patient. Suturing is one of those and a team of researchers from University of California Berkley and Intel thinks… Read More »
Groove X Inc. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Kaname Hayashi holds a pair of Lovot robots during an unveiling event on December 18, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)Getty Watch out puppies and kittens. You may have some competition. They are called Lovots. Not love a lot. Not I love bots. But… Read More »