In the early 1990s, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology began work on what would become Paro. More than 30 years after its development, the doe-eyed seal pup remains the best-known example of a therapeutic robot for older adults. In 2011, the robot reached the zenith of pop cultural cachet through an unofficial cameo on “The Simpsons.” Japan has had the age tech robotics market cornered for decades, owing to both an eager embrace of new techno
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