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Pepper The Robot To Work In Belgium Hospitals

  • BBC, Wednesday, June 15, 2016 7:27 AM

Pepper, the humanoid robot programmed to "understand" human emotions, is to take a new job - as a receptionist in two Belgian hospitals. It will be the robot's first foray into healthcare after previous deployments in shopping centres, banks and train stations. One hospital plans to deploy more robots over the next 10 years. Some experts have questioned the usefulness of social robots.

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