Pepper identifies the painting’s protagonist as Grandmother Maria, who has Alzheimer’s. It explains that the artist used a black background as a metaphor for how Maria might feel when she loses her memory.
University of Tsukuba professor Fumihide Tanaka presents robotics research at the Paul G. Allen School, covering child-robot interaction, education, and social robots for older adults.
Professor R. Kim, a geriatrics specialist at St. Marien Hospital, and Alexander Paul of Entrance Robotics discuss using Pepper and Robot Care to support older patients, with host Nicholas at SoftBank Robotics Europe in Paris.
A SoftBank Robotics Europe Certified Partner from Robots of London discusses the company’s robot applications, a Pepper deployment for the GSMA at Mobile World Congress, and its expanding partnership with SoftBank Robotics.
Steve Carlin, a SoftBank Robotics executive, joins the Nerdist hosts to discuss Pepper, practical uses for robots, and how technology can support human needs.