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Paro the Therapeutic Robot Baby Seal 52

Mike writes "Paro is a therapeutic baby seal robot that is exploring new dimensions in animal therapy. Created to act as a companion for hospital patients and the elderly, the adorable baby harp seal bot aims to increase relaxation and decrease stress. Paro can sense and respond to its immediate environment through five integrated sensors that detect touch, light, sound, temperature, and posture, and it is even capable of learning and responding to a name."

Comment Re:why light? (Score 1) 92

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to make "Rat Pr0n FTW" even less funny.

Don't worry. The only way you could make "Rat Pr0n FTW" less funny is if you punched me in the face while I was reading it.

Comment Re:Older fathers have more autistic children (Score 0) 1056

Remember, correlation is not causation. There is very likely a strong genetic basis for autism. As such, the fathers of autistic children could well have some slight autistic traits that delay their social development. These late bloomers would be marrying and then having children at a later period in their lives.

I'm not saying that the above is fact, but that if this vaccine brouhaha can teach us anything it's to draw our conclusions with care.

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