Huggable Robot Befriends Girl in Hospital

Mar 30, 2015 · 0:05:27

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Huggable, an app-controlled robot, befriends a young cancer patient.
The robot is designed by the MIT Media Lab.
It's operated by a Child Life Specialist at Boston Children's Hospital.

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