English subtitles for clip: File:Demonstration of MiRo at The University of Sheffield.webm

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It is designed to be animal-like,
so it doesn't talk,

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but it does make animal-like sounds.

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And it responds to visual movements

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so it will look at things that are moving…

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...and also respond to touch.

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MiRo: Hey! (Laughter)

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It particularly likes being stroked
behind its ears, and rights its tail.

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And it has this sort of emotion system

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The end goal is to build a robot companion
like the animal companion.

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because we know that having
an animal companion - a pet -

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can make people happier
and can improve their mental health.

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It can also improve their physical health,
it can reduce risks of heart disease,

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so people live longer if they have a pet.