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June 5, 2016

Robot's view of a resident as they walk together down the hallway of an eldercare facility.

A robot's view of Mr. Da Costa as they walk together down the hallway of an eldercare facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Da Costa is a participant in a project led by Mark Yim of the University of Pennsylvania to test how robots interact with older Americans in nursing homes.

Credit: Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania


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