TOKYO — Living in space can get stressful, and scientists in the United States are looking to see if they can take some of the strain off its astronauts with a product of Japanese technology —
Paro, modeled after a baby harp seal, has been the focus of experiments that started in November last year on reducing stress in closed environments such as spacecraft. The tests are being carried out by the Mars Society, a Colorado-based international nonprofit organization, in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration .
According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, a trip to Mars and back is expected to take about three years, including the time needed for exploration of the planet. There are concerns that astronauts could become highly stressed as they spend time in a cramped spacecraft or the base camp on Mars.
Paro, which has been approved as a therapeutic device in the United States, measures 57 centimeters in length and weighs 2.6 kilograms. Equipped with artificial intelligence, Paro responds to human touch by mewing and blinking its eyes. According to the Mars Society and Takanori Shibata, the chief senior researcher of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and inventor of Paro, the first experiments were conducted at the society’s lab in Utah from Nov. 13 to 26.
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