If A Robot Can Build Rapport, You Can Too

An article in this week’s New Yorker describes medical robots under development  which adapt their communication style, when they interact with human patients.  As a result of some very simple strategies of “style flexing,”  these robots are more effective coaches for recovering stroke victims and patients with Alzheimer’s. Here are some choice excerpts from the article: (Maja) Matarić’s [...]

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