Science & Technology, 2nd prize
José Azel
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01 January, 1986
At the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a program entitled 'Simian Aides' enables physically disabled patients to use the services of monkeys. A system of reward and punishment teaches the monkeys to fetch food and drink, newspapers and books. The patients use laser beams to indicate what they want.
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