Teleoperated humanoid OriHime gives ALS patients a remote working "second self"
CyberRobooo · x · 2026-09-28
- The Japanese humanoid robot OriHime, via teleoperation, gives people with limited mobility—including ALS patients—a "second self" that lets them work remotely, talk to others, and join real social life.
- The post stresses its deeper meaning: giving back precious moments of human connection—a response, a conversation, feeling needed.
- A pilot living in Akita even hand-sewed a bar-counter outfit for OriHime-D, showing the emotional bond in this robot ecosystem.
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