Japanese inventor Takanori Shibata says he was inspired to create a robot baby seal to help Alzheimer's patients by therapies using real animals. Photo: Alberto Mingueza/Foro de la Cultura/dpa
MADRID: Paro likes to be pet on the head and wag its tail. As the white baby seal follows people's movements with its big black eyes, it's hard to believe the pup is actually a therapeutic robot.
Paro is designed to treat people with Alzheimer's disease, autism and other conditions. Japanese inventor Takanori Shibata says he was inspired to create the robot seal by therapies using real animals.
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