GUANGZHOU: The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has employed a talking robot to aid the rehabilitation of substance users through the use of human-machine counselling.
While robots elsewhere are made to blur the line between humans and machines, the robot in the capital of Guangdong province boasts a special appeal to addicts who find it embarrassing to talk to human community workers.
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