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Table 1

Robots used in this study

Robot name	Main purpose of the robot	Features of the robot	What the robot can do
Paro	Companion	Five types of sensors to perceive changes in tactile, light, audition, temperature and posture	• Reacts to sound • Reacts to touch • Reacts to light • Feels very soft to touch • Can move body
Temi	Communication	Features numerous linear time-of-flight sensors, 360-degree LIDAR, omnidirectional microphones, infrared cameras and inertial measurement capability	• Can play music • Follows you around • Communicates through video call application • Supports multiple languages • Voice recognition • Connects to internet • Controlled remotely • Mapping function
Roomba	Carpet cleaning	Features sensors and algorithms that allow smart mapping and visual simultaneous localisation and mapping (vSLAM) navigating	• Three-stage cleaning system • Smart mapping function • Works on different floor surfaces • Restricted area detection • Controlled by mobile application

Robot name	Main purpose of the robot	Features of the robot	What the robot can do
Paro	Companion	Five types of sensors to perceive changes in tactile, light, audition, temperature and posture	• Reacts to sound• Reacts to touch• Reacts to light• Feels very soft to touch• Can move body
Temi	Communication	Features numerous linear time-of-flight sensors, 360-degree LIDAR, omnidirectional microphones, infrared cameras and inertial measurement capability	• Can play music• Follows you around• Communicates through video call application• Supports multiple languages• Voice recognition• Connects to internet• Controlled remotely• Mapping function
Roomba	Carpet cleaning	Features sensors and algorithms that allow smart mapping and visual simultaneous localisation and mapping (vSLAM) navigating	• Three-stage cleaning system• Smart mapping function• Works on different floor surfaces• Restricted area detection• Controlled by mobile application

Source(s): Authors’ own work