Is Our Seniors Learning?
2 comments November 22nd, 2006at 06:31pm Posted by Eli
In Pittsburgh, “Nursebot” (a robot which took on male and female personalities of Earl and Pearl depending on the gender of the voice used at the time) was tried out with elderly patients. Despite the stereotype of older people being technology phobic, the patients accepted the robots.
NOOOO!!! Don’t do it! It’s a trap!!!
Have you forgotten this already?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3sLE-Jk0rw
Or this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keIeJEJ7eoo
It’s a tragedy waiting to happen, mark my words.
Entry Filed under: Monday Media Blogging,Technology,Weirdness
2 Comments
1. Smartypants | November 23rd, 2006 at 9:06 am
Oh. That’s sad. = (
2. Spear and Magic | November 23rd, 2006 at 2:18 pm
My verymost favorite from the “Old Glory” ad? The tag at the end:
“Persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves.”
It’s wholly consistent with my experience.