Posts tagged "robot assistants"

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There are many misconceptions about older adults having negative attitudes toward robots,” said [Cory-Ann] Smarr, a School of Psychology graduate teaching assistant. “The people we interviewed were very enthusiastic and optimistic about robots in their daily lives.

And here I thought it would be the children who would sell us out to the robot overlords.

(via Georgia Tech)

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The Danish Technological Institute has designed James to be a robotic assistant for the elderly and other people dealing with mobility issues. My narrow mind, though, sees a robot waiter serving me cocktails by the pool and I start to reconsider my aversion to robot technology.

The Danish Technological Institute has designed James to be a robotic assistant for the elderly and other people dealing with mobility issues. My narrow mind, though, sees a robot waiter serving me cocktails by the pool and I start to reconsider my aversion to robot technology.