Definitions for PARO
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1. Paro

   Paro is a therapeutic robot baby harp seal, intended to be very cute and to have a calming effect on and elicit emotional responses in patients of hospitals and nursing homes, similar to Animal-Assisted Therapy. It was designed by Takanori Shibata of the Intelligent System Research Institute of Japan's AIST beginning in 1993. It was first exhibited to the public in late 2001, became a Best of COMDEX finalist in 2003, and handmade versions have been sold commercially since 2004. Paro is based on harp seals Shibata saw in Canada, where he also recorded their cries that Paro uses. The robot has tactile sensors and responds to petting by moving its tail and opening and closing its eyes. It also responds to sounds and can learn a name. It can show emotions such as surprise, happiness and anger. It produces sounds similar to a real baby seal and is active during the day and goes to sleep at night.

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1. PARO

   What does PARO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PARO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. PARO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Paro is ranked #20010 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Paro surname appeared 1,338 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Paro.
   
   84.3% or 1,129 total occurrences were White.
   5.3% or 71 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.5% or 61 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.6% or 49 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.4% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 8 total occurrences were Black.

How to pronounce PARO?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say PARO in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PARO in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PARO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of PARO in a Sentence

1. Will Parks:

   We had to send a Bhutanese pilot to Calcutta to meet that flight and he navigated that flight into Paro.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=PARO
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html