TOKYO: Coronavirus quarantine can be lonely, but at one Tokyo hotel converted to accept patients with mild symptoms, a humanoid robot will be there to offer support and encouragement – as well as admonishments and warnings.
"You can't fight the coronavirus on an empty stomach. Please eat well to get healthy," is among the messages that the pint-sized Pepper robot will be delivering to coronavirus patients waiting out their quarantine at one Tokyo establishment.
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