Parental Controls To Be Included In Robots

Challenges are faced by designers of robot developers who hope to build robots for older users, due to the fears of older adults that companion robots will negatively affect young people, suggest Penn State researchers. Companion robots provide emotional support for users and interact with them as they, for example, play a game, or watch a movie.Older adults reported in a study that while they were not likely to become physically and emotionally dependent on robots, they worried ...