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Now You're Talking: Human-Like Robot May One Day Care For Dementia Patients

Ron Burgundy

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A humanoid created by NTU Professor Thalmann and her team looks at her laptop next to one of the computer systems running her software at their campus in SingaporeBy Paige Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) - With her brown hair, soft skin and expressive face, Nadine is a new brand of human-like robot that could one day, scientists hope, be used as a personal assistant or care provider for the elderly. The 1.7-metre tall Nadine was created in the likeness of its maker, Nadia Thalmann, a visiting professor and director of Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's Institute of Media Innovation who has spent three decades researching into virtual humans. Nadine is not commercially available, but Thalmann predicted robots could one day be used as companions for people living with dementia.




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