Robots help China manage the coronavirus pandemic

New best friends roll to the rescue

Making friends and influencing people: Temi, a service robot, is helping nursing home residents like 93-year-old Chui Dip-sai endure the coronavirus pandemic.

COCO LIU and MICHELLE CHAN, Nikkei staff writers

April 6, 2020 15:03 JST

HONG KONG -- Making new friends, or even catching up with old ones, can be hard enough when you're 93 years old and living in fear of the coronavirus.