Empathic robots on future health care teams: Researchers review Pepper and NAO robot effectiveness

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who helps to reduce their anxiety before they go into the operating room. In Australia, a diabetic adolescent receives motivational interview coaching by a NAO social robot named Andy, to help reduce their high-sugar food and drink consumption.