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    Thu, 10 Apr 2008

    therapeutic club sold separately


    Paro is the world's cutest therapy robot. According to the website, Paro is a "Seal Type Mental Commit Robot", designed to treat patients with Alzheimer's and other emotional illnesses.

    Paro learns to act how you'd like it to by seeking out affectionate petting and more disturbingly, by trying to avoid making patients hit it. Apparently it's sensors know the difference between a loving caress and a brutal beating. There are some people out there who can't tell the difference between those!

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