Robots Could Play Future Role As Companions in Care Homes

Source: U.S. News and World ReportNadine, a robot programed with human-like gestures and expressions, could play an important future role in tending to the sick and elderly, according to a professor who helped invent it. Nadia Thalmann, a University of Geneva robot expert who served as the model for Nadine's dark brown eyes and auburn hair, said robots like Nadine could prove more effective than human carers. "She (Nadine) has time 24 hours a day. The others have no time,"...