Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:“This description generally relates to robots, and specific ally to assistant robots. “Human companionship is necessary for everyone’s physical and mental well being. A reliable andresponsible companion that caters to one’s needs, provides suppo rt, helps with house chores, interactswith people, and fulfills many other soci al functions is costly and difficult to find. With the drasticadvancement in te chnology areas, home assistants have been becoming more popular. However, conventional home assistants are limited in their capabilities. For example, smart spe akers are only able to answerqueries and commands, and robot vacuum cleaners ar e only able to clean floors.”
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