Robot Pets Prove Beneficial, Asteroid Samples Lend Insight to Extraterrestrial Life, and TDIH - The Space Mirror Mission

Cool Stuff Ride Home

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Tech News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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How robot pets could be beneficial, the sample from Bennu adds insight to extraterrestrial life, and on This Day in History, the space mirror that designed to light up the long winter for the arctic. Cat-Like Robot Mimics Bunting to Help You Relax — And It Actually Works | ZME Science Our chances of finding alien life just skyrocketed. Here’s why | BBC Science Focus Magazine 'It could illuminate an area the size of a football stadium': How Russia launched a giant space mirror in 1993 | BBC Space mirror test a qualified success | Tampa Bay Times Sponsored By Acorns - Head to at acorns.com/cool or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future today! Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.4	Welcome to Cool Stuff Ride Home, where we have some of the more interesting, intriguing, and cool stories from around the world.
0:48.4	I'm Reggie Rizzou alongside Marcus Path on today's episode, how robot pets could be beneficial.
0:55.6	The sample from Benu adds insights to extraterrestrial life, and this day in history, the space mirror that was designed to light up the long winter for the Arctic.
0:58.1	That's all coming up on cool stuff.
1:00.4	The story comes to us from ZME science and author Tibi Pui.
1:05.1	Sometimes there's nothing more soothing than the loving presence of a loving pet.
1:09.9	A cat nuzzling against your leg or a dog resting its head on your lap can melt away the day's stress.
1:14.6	But what if a robot could do the same?
1:17.6	Inspired by the gentle headbutting behavior of household animals,
1:20.6	researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have developed a robotic device
1:25.6	designed to replicate this comforting gesture.
1:28.8	Their goal to see if a machine can offer the same psychological relief as a living, breathing
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