Another key application could be in health care, he said: "In an elderly patient facility, you can determine if someone is in distress and needs help." French robot maker Blue * ##s has created an " emotional " robot called Buddy , due to be released in 2018 to provide companionship and social interaction . According to creator Jean - Michel Mourier , Buddy has a " complex brain " that can read human emotions and express them itself , asking for hugs or responding to input . Emotional robots could be useful in health care or geriatric care , providing companionship and monitoring capabilities , if they are able to accurately interpret human feelings .
French robot maker Blue * ##s has created an " emotional " robot called Buddy , due to be released in 2018 to provide companionship and social interaction . According to creator Jean - Michel Mourier , Buddy has a " complex brain " that can read human emotions and express them itself , asking for hugs or responding to input . Emotional robots could be useful in health care or geriatric care , providing companionship and monitoring capabilities , if they are able to accurately interpret human feelings .