Comforting people’s plush toys

Nowadays, animal-assisted treatment has been more and more helpful to humans, so that some physically or psychologically injured patients can alleviate or improve their psychological barriers or help them strengthen their social adaptation and the external world. Interaction to promote the recovery of physical and mental health.
But the problem with animal-assisted treatment is that many people are allergic to animals, others are not wanting to care for pets, or they are afraid of animals. However, there is now a cute fluffy puppy, which is also a machine puppy that responds to the user’s behavior without causing allergies or physical harm, although it can’t be like a real animal. People interact.
This plush puppy comes from the University of Mississippi (social, medical and robotic systems) laboratory. The doctor there gave it the name The robot. It has 3 degrees of freedom in the head, the joints of the body can also move, and the tail is flexible. Many parts of the body are conductive cloth so that it can sense the touch intensity and make corresponding actions. It is also equipped with a gyroscope and a gravity sensor, knowing whether your back is facing up or down. The robot will also pat you, or swear by your nose, to make a dog’s voice.
The researchers designed 10 different shapes, including other types of dogs, cats, bears, frogs, and some abstract shapes, and then selected more than a thousand participants to experiment, one-third of them suffered from psychology. obstacle. In the end, the image of the beagle is the most popular.
At present, The robot’s medical effects are still theoretical, but the invention of this little thing once again proves how powerful animals are to humans. When we are happy, our pets will feel our happiness, and it will be happier than us. They are the best listeners after we have been hurt and even have depression. Those who are willing to be with animals are the luckiest because they can receive the purest love.