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The concept of a companion robot in modern society is new in the current market. Many people dream of the idea of having a robot that can act as a personal butler or assistant but unfortunately that technology has yet to be achieved. This study was conducted to understand how the current market of companion robots stands and where it could potentially go in the future. The most common application of a companion robot is a smart speaker like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. As more companies release and unveil their smart speaker, the market business implication of a companion robot will change as more people adopt the idea of having an assistant in their household. There are robots like Pepper from Softbanks that are slowly being integrated into business to perform small tasks; such as, acting as a front desk representative. These types of robots have yet to catch on in terms of personal use. Companion robots are also explored as a therapeutic treatment for some. Children suffering varying brain conditions and older adults who experience brain degradation have shown to benefit from interacting with various companion robots. Robots like Paro and Nao are advancing the concept of using robots as therapeutic treatments and should expand into other demographics.

Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background & Motivation ................................................................... 1
1.2 Research Objective............................................................................... 2
1.3 Research Question ................................................................................ 3
1.4 Research Procedure .............................................................................. 3
Chapter 2 Literature Review ......................................................................... 4
2.1 The Current State of Companion Robots ............................................. 4
2.1.1 Smart Speakers ............................................................................... 4
2.1.2 Social Robots.................................................................................. 7
2.2 Overview of Music Therapy .............................................................. 11
2.2.1 Definition of Music Therapy ........................................................ 11
2.2.2 Benefits of Music Therapy ........................................................... 12
2.2.3 Music Classification ..................................................................... 12
Chapter 3 Research Methodology ............................................................... 14
3.1 Content Analysis ................................................................................ 14
3.2 Google Trends .................................................................................... 14
3.3 Methodology Limitations and Modifications .................................... 15
3.4 Validity & Reliability ......................................................................... 16
Chapter 4 Research Results ......................................................................... 19
4.1 Research Analysis .............................................................................. 19
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4.2 Google Trends Results ....................................................................... 24
Chapter 5 Conclusions ................................................................................ 30
5.1 Business Implications ........................................................................ 30
5.2 Research Implications ........................................................................ 31
5.3 Research Limitations and Future Research........................................ 33
References ................................................................................................... 34
Appendix ..................................................................................................... 39

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