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Socially assistive robots

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Assistive robots can act as companions and coaches to young and old alike, from autistic children to stroke survivors. Eighteen-year-old Saliha, from Bangladesh, talks to Professor Maja Mataric, from the University of Southern California, about why she is convinced technology can be a force for good. #WorldWiseWeb

Producer: Tamsin Barber.

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Music composed by Nick Thorburn

Archive: Robot archive is from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

Published on Friday, 17th January 2020.

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