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Emotional Robot [1]

Fiction [2]
9.9.15

Designed by the French robotics company, Aldebaran, Pepper [3] the robot is able to read emotions and respond accordingly, and has the ability to learn over time. Write a short story imagining that your protagonist has somehow acquired one of these highly sought-after robots. What plans or hopes does he have for Pepper? Will having the robot turn out to be a nightmare or a dream come true?


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/emotional_robot [2] https://www.pw.org/genre/fiction [3] https://www.aldebaran.com/en/a-robots/who-is-pepper