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SUMMARY:Meet PARO\, The World's Most Therapeutic Robot
LOCATION:Nineteenth Century Charitable Association 178 Forest Avenue Oak Pa
 rk IL
DESCRIPTION:PARO aims to be a substitute for pets in general households and
  a substitute for animal therapy in the medical and welfare fields. PARO i
 s an advanced interactive robot and a medical device developed by AIST\, a
  leading Japanese national institute. PARO is a "welfare device" in Japan\
 , and a "biofeedback medical device" in the US. PARO has been recognized a
 s the world's Most Therapeutic Robot\, according to the Guinness World Rec
 ords in 2002. In this presentation Prof Shibata will describe the evidence
  and explain how PARO is being incorporated into medical and welfare syste
 ms around the world. Dr Takanori Shibata is a senior research scientist at
  the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in J
 apan and the inventor of PARO. A pioneer in human-robot interaction\, he w
 as awarded the prestigious Ryman Prize in 2018. He holds a PhD from Nagoya
  University and was formerly a research scientist at the MIT AI Lab. Ms Ji
 ng Yun Yang is a manager for PARO Robots and directs sales\, marketing and
  business operations. She has a Master's in business analytics from the Un
 iversity of Michigan-Dearborn and more than 6 years of professional experi
 ence. Free and open to the public. Donations are welcome! To live stream t
 his program\, visit our website. A recording will also be available from t
 he website one week later. https://ncca.memberclicks.net\n\nhttps://www.op
 rfchamber.org/events/94024
URL:https://www.oprfchamber.org/events/94024
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