National Geographic - USA (2020-01)

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At Weverbos Long Term
Residential Facility in
Ghent, Belgium, this
94-year-old resident
wanted a robot that
would dance while she
played the piano. Fab-
rice Goffin, co-CEO of
ZoraBots, believes the
robot’s diminutive size
makes it appear child-
like, appealing to the
elderly. “The honesty of
a child also has no judg-
ment,” he says.

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