The Caring Bear | Robotica | The New York Times

Beatrice Lipp, a patient at Boston Children’s Hospital, meets Huggable, a robotic teddy bear. The robot’s creators are studying whether it can have therapeutic value for hospitalized children.
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[@JustEndieTheDragon]

That kid is very mature, able to describe ways to help improve the bear's therapeutic potential.

[@msk.johnson5102]

This is a sick child in her moment. Enjoying herself. I have had one of those tubes up my nose and then down my throat.. I kept gagging. I don't know how she does it. These are such brave kids. Finally someone is trying to make their stay at a hospital better. TY

[@msk.johnson5102]

TY Theresa. :)

[@DeFaulty101]

o.o She was pretty critical at the end there. surprising given how much she seemed to enjoy the toy.

[@kingloads]

+Wolfgang Kenshin kids nowadays can't handle lag

[@Xsuprio]

+Imp Raving
Why did it lag at all? You'd think the mic wouldn't have to go through a network. Just a radio frequency, like a walkie talkie.

[@fluffythedespoiler3395]

I know for some people, this will be in the uncanny valley to them, but the sound of the servos in it just make it seem somehow friendlier.

[@Jianju69]

+Jones NotReal Yeah, we never sweated C3PO for his servo-sounds..

[@fluffythedespoiler3395]

Jianju69 Sorry, what I meant to say was "Its servo sounds gets the toy out of the uncanny valley"

[@Teslabomb89]

That was incredibly heart warming. I just couldn't help but smile and go aww.
This is something that could truly improve the lives of children.

[@friendly4465]

Playing peekaboo properly. It is essential.

[@Jianju69]

+Jacq ‍ (Angry Sandwich) You've got to be a peekaboo-ninja, spinning jedi-mind-tricks so they don't *know* you know they know!

[@tenebrasolanum4215]

Personally, I think the robot should be modelled after what the pateints favourite character is, that way there's more chance of a connection between the two.
If I had a robot pony, that could talk, walk, have facial expressions and respond, that'd be so cool.

[@arezhussain193]

i know dude

[@live4marilyn]

Huggable needed to be more Huggable!

[@AsdoPownyITA]

"Do you wanna play a game?" xD

[@firescience2859]

pulls out AK-47*, Yea lets play a game!

[@GabrielTheMagolorMain]

I think it's pretty awesome, and appropriate for this generation. They have so much technology, that plain old stuffed animals don't have the same "magic" they used too.

[@tngeevvebd9465]

3:12 Hiro

[@SoCalFreelance]

It's the super toy from the movie AI!

[@axellasilon4073]

its sort of sad because one day that child is going to figure out that the whole thing was a lie.

[@DavidMawMr]

Alex Allison You may be missing the point.

[@guegorilla537]

4:30 yeah we'll get a Jira logged to fix that

[@evilsandwitch2509]

3:14 dab

[@luistamayo987]

I WANT ONE

[@chopsueykungfu]

But what happens when it evolves to be a mean robot bear?

[@777nexus7]

Tony Martin it gets mad but is still soft and fluffy

[@Bentmatchstick]

puppets connected directly to people listening would work 10x better

[@nephildevil]

Scary stuff, reminds me of Five Nights At Freddy's :D

[@firescience2859]

reminds me why i don't play that game.

[@simpleinverso8628]

Thanks to that stupid game wherever I look for animatronics it is full to the top with people commenting "oh FNAF so scary"
I'm sick of it!

[@Spongebobroblox-d3b]

i wish that i could had that bear its kind a like furby boom

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

I saw this bear already in that awful movie "A.I"

[@ocachisu]

Eethan O'Connell I love that bear!

[@mr.mediocregamer9653]

ocachisu it was a great bear. 😎

[@ani.youtuber1992]

Good

[@justoneoftheboys]

She look a little too old to like plushies but idk as long as it makes her happy

[@tanyasobsessions2131]

reminds me of spinoza bear.

[@EljunPacomios]

I want Baymax.

[@thettguy]

Not a robot. It is a remote controled puppet.

[@apple_macos_finder9853]

still the same, all connected to robotics

[@danielapatrick1]

A Bit Similar To FNAF

[@noel_996]

It looks like Tom Nook. lol

[@henslandanyeh5563]

what the

[@Silly_Guy732]

Shut up and take my money!!

[@AyeeItsBeemo]

" Do you want to play a game? " Pedo Bear.

[@MunchaGeorge]

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