People Staff to let robots care for seniors, work as receptionists

People Staff to let robots care for seniors, work as receptionists

NAGOYA, Japan - An employee of People Staff Co. shows off two robots at a press conference on Jan. 25. The company said it will begin offering them for use in the care of residents of homes for the aged or to work as receptionists at offices in February. Yorisoi ifbot (L) quizzes seniors in order to prevent them from becoming senile while Kitty Robo (R) greets a visitor with a voiced message upon recognizing him or her with a sensor and transmits the image and voice of the visitor to the computer of a user in another room. The service is the first of its kind by a staffing service company, according to the Nagoya-based firm.

(2)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

(2)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen.

(1)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

(1)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' (R) for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen.

(2)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

(2)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen. (Kyodo)

(1)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

(1)Talking 'cuddling robot' developed for elderly

NAGOYA, Japan - Business Design Laboratory Co., a Nagoya-based high-tech venture business, said Dec. 1 it has developed a ''cuddling robot'' (R) for elderly people which is capable of conversing with them using tens of thousands of input dialogue patterns. The ''cuddling ifbot'', 45 centimeters high, was put on sale the same day at the Nagoya branch of the Matsuzakaya department store chain, for 604,800 yen. (Kyodo)

People Staff to let robots care for seniors, work as receptionis

People Staff to let robots care for seniors, work as receptionis

NAGOYA, Japan - An employee of People Staff Co. shows off two robots at a press conference on Jan. 25. The company said it will begin offering them for use in the care of residents of homes for the aged or to work as receptionists at offices in February. Yorisoi ifbot (L) quizzes seniors in order to prevent them from becoming senile while Kitty Robo (R) greets a visitor with a voiced message upon recognizing him or her with a sensor and transmits the image and voice of the visitor to the computer of a user in another room. The service is the first of its kind by a staffing service company, according to the Nagoya-based firm. (Kyodo)