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1 +=== The Navel robot ===
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3 +The Navel robot is designed to form meaningful bonds with humans. Its childlike and friendly design along with the expressive digital eyes, speech and facial recognition make it an excellent robot to form bonds with humans. However it's childlike appearance may cause a lack of faith in the robot's capabilities in a kitchen environment. It also does not offer a built-in touchscreen, limiting its use as a recipe selecting device.
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5 +=== The Nao ===
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7 +The Nao robot is a lightweight, small robot. It can easily be moved from one part of the kitchen to the other. It is fully programmable and offers a lot of freedom in the implementation. However, just as for the Navel robot, it's childlike appearance may cause a lack of faith in the robot's capabilities in a kitchen environment, and it also does not offer a built-in touchscreen, limiting its use as a recipe selecting device. Its small size can also be tricky to use as the robot must position itself in a way where it can see the cooking progress.
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9 +=== The MiRo-E ===
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11 +The MiRo-E robot makes an excellent companion with its disarming biomorphic appearance. It's lack of screen and limited camera functionality make it a poor fit for a cooking environment.
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1 1  === The Pepper robot ===
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3 3  The pepper robot was chosen due to multiple reasons. Its chest-mounted touchscreen provides an excellent display for showing recipes and the steps that need to be taken. It also offers an excellent tool for selecting recipes by allowing the user to scroll through them. Since the robot serves as a cooking assistant, the PwD needs to trust the robot to understand safety. The childlike and animal designs of the other robots could cause a lack of trust in the robot among the PwD. The wheeled base and multiple cameras allow the pepper robot to move around the kitchen and keep an eye on the cooking progress. Its gesture recognition capabilities could prove useful when monitoring cooking steps. See the table below for a comprehensive comparison between the Navel, Pepper, Nao, and MiRo-E robots.
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7 7  | |**Navel**|**Pepper**|**Nao**|**MiRo-E**
8 8  |**Height**|72 cm|120 cm|58 cm|40 cm
9 9  |**Weight**|8 kg|28 kg|5.4 kg|exact weight unknown but lightweight
10 -|**Design Style**|Humanoid, childlike & friendly|Humanoid, sleek & futuristic|Humaniud, childlike|Biomorphic (looks like a dog)
22 +|**Design Style**|Humanoid, childlike & friendly|Humanoid, sleek & futuristic|Humanoid, childlike|Biomorphic (looks like a dog)
11 11  |**Facial Features**|Large, expressive digital eyes|Large black LED eyes|LED eyes and a speaker "mouth"|Large, round eyes & movable ears
12 12  |**Display/Screen**|No screen|Chest-mounted touchscreen|No screen|No screen
13 13  |**Arms & Hands**|No arms|Two arms with articulated fingers|Two arms with three-fingered hands|No arms