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Dr. Maja Mataric

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USC Professor Mataric is developing robots that will work in healthcare. She discusses how robots were first created to do dirty, dull and dangerous jobs and how today, robots are being used assist individuals with medical needs such as stroke patients and children with autism.

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Maja Mataric: Augmentation vs. Automation

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Maja Mataric: Robots that Care

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