The baby harp seal robot has been awarded the most therapeutic robot by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The robot, named Paro, moves it’s head, flipper and makes seal sounds.

Danish director Phie Ambo has made a documentary movie called Mechanical Love. It features a German woman who falls in love with her Paro .Â The movie also has other robots. The film will soon be available here in PAL format. Anyone know where we can get formatted for US viewing?

Link via (Japan Times)