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Meet the Floating Robot Companion Designed for Safe, Friendly Human Interaction

Robotics researchers are trying to prove that lighter-than-air robots could excel at emotional connection.

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Robotics researchers are trying to prove that lighter-than-air robots could excel at emotional connection.

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Meet the Floating Robot Companion Designed for Safe, Friendly Human Interaction

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