Robot to look after the elderly

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Robot to look after the elderly

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Doesn’t get more NEWS FROM THE FUTURE than this… – “The RI-MAN robot carries a life-sized doll at the Riken laboratory in Nagoya, central Japan. The RI-MAN is a seeing, hearing and smelling robot that can carry human beings and is aimed at helping care for the country’s growing number of elderly.” [via] Link.

Related:
News from the Future (MAKEZine.com) – Link.
News from the Future (MAKE print) – Link.

1 thought on “Robot to look after the elderly

  1. jordan314 says:

    kinda cool, kinda creepy!
    What does this say about how we’re willing to treat our elderly?

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