Use of social robots by businesses

Industrial robots have been helping us in manufacturing and transportation for decades. However, social robots are a fairly recent development. These robots have a humanoid form and are able to interact and communicate with people in a socially acceptable way. Such robots have mostly been used by researchers in educational institutions (e.g. teaching a language to children) and in health settings (such as assisting dementia patients with their communication needs), including rehabilitation (for instance, supplementing conventional physiotherapy sessions with robot therapy). Social robots have also proved to be great entertainers. Not only can they be programmed to tell jokes or play games, they can also sing and dance.