Increased studies convey the unique benefits of robotic pets like Sony’s aibo. Companion robots have been with us for over a decade, yet are not that well known. One reason is the misunderstanding of what a robot is and isn’t. And part of that is due to the term robot itself, and its portrayal in film and books. A friendlier term is animatron, android, or social-robot, … [Read more...] about The rise and benefits of companion robots—a white paper