Actively listening twin robots for long-duration conversation with the elderly

Abstract The number of isolated elderly people with few opportunities to talk to other people is currently increasing. Research is ongoing to develop talking robots for addressing the situation. The aim of the present study was to develop a talking robot that could converse with elderly people over...

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Main Authors: Toshiaki Nishio, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Takamasa Iio, Mariko Chiba, Taichi Asami, Yoshinori Isoda, Hiroshi Ishiguro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:ROBOMECH Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40648-021-00205-5