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 Frog Robotics has created an "emotional" robot called Buddy, due to be released in 2019 to provide companionship and social interaction. According to creator Jean-Michel Mourier, Buddy has a "complex brain" that can read human emotions and experience them itself, asking for hugs or reacting 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.