Pepper the android was developed in 2020 to detect whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instruct them to wear one. Photo: Reuters
Pepper the android was developed in 2020 to detect whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instruct them to wear one. Photo: Reuters
Fangyuan Chen
Opinion

Opinion

Fangyuan Chen

Robots are helping us fight Covid-19, but can we learn to love them?

  • From taking swab tests to reminding people to wear a mask, service robots have been indispensable to global efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic
  • Yet, given the unease many people still feel towards robots, the next stage of development will focus on making them more friendly rather than more functional

Fangyuan Chen
Fangyuan Chen

Updated: 4:50am, 12 Jan, 2022

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Pepper the android was developed in 2020 to detect whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instruct them to wear one. Photo: Reuters
Pepper the android was developed in 2020 to detect whether people are wearing face masks and if not, instruct them to wear one. Photo: Reuters
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