These robot cats have glowing eyes and artificial heartbeats – and could help reduce stress in children
by Ima Caldwell from Technology | The Guardian on (#6XJCF)
Lifesize interactive pets touring libraries in Blue Mountains are also touted as being able to comfort people living with anxiety or dementia
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At Springwood library in the Blue Mountains, a librarian appears with a cat carrier in each hand.
About 30 children gather around in a semicircle. Inside each carrier, a pair of beaming, sci-fi-like eyes peer out at the expectant crowd.
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