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Pandemic isolation increases acceptance of robot companions

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Living through the COVID-19 pandemic is making people more open to the use of intelligent robots as companions.

Researchers at the University of Waterloo found in a new study that resistance to social robots is easing as people either experience isolation themselves or see how it is affecting others…..

https://uwaterloo.ca/stories/news/pandemic-isolation-increases-acceptance-robot-companions

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Respiratory infections: better patient triage to relieve pressure on emergency departments

This article is available only in French. Infections respiratoires: mieux trier les patients pour soulager la pression sur les urgences [...]
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