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Social robots take on the function of social communication. Domestic humanoid robots are used by elderly and immobilized residents to keep them company. The “Wakamaru” is a domestic humanoid robot developed in Japan. Its function is to act as a care taker. "Wakamaru" has a number of operations and “can be programmed to remind patients to take their medicine and even call a doctor when it appears that someone is in distress.” There is also the Paro, a robot baby seal intended to provide comfort to nursing home patients.