Submitted by E. Silles
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Last Friday, Jan 29th, Prof. Takanori Shibata, Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST, Japan), and creator of the social robot PARO gave a lecture in our university. He explained the development of PARO and its practical applications, and the cultural impact of robotics in Japan.