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Lifelike robotic pets used to help isolated seniors avoid loneliness
ktla ^ | 08/11/2020

Posted on 08/11/2020 9:56:58 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: Telepathic Intruder

Japan makes some very realistic dolls. They even maintain normal body temps. Medicare should cover the expense of owning one for us old guys. They only run 7-10 thousand. Barely the price of some wheel chairs.


21 posted on 08/11/2020 11:13:55 AM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: Malsua

I hated the dopey kid and artificial dog on old BSG.


22 posted on 08/11/2020 11:16:34 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: BenLurkin

Sorry, but a robot isn’t an animal. It’s fake phony fraud. It might be a distraction for a few days, but it’s not a pet.


23 posted on 08/11/2020 11:17:17 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Voltaire: To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

I’ll take good ole K9 ala Dr. Who.


24 posted on 08/11/2020 11:17:32 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: wally_bert

I wasn’t a fan of the kid, the robot dog would have been awesome.

It actually was a chimp in a suit.

Way better than Twiki. Beedee beedee bee.


25 posted on 08/11/2020 11:19:11 AM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua

Agreed that Twiki was worse.

Buck Rogers could have done a lot if the suits hadn’t changed everything.


26 posted on 08/11/2020 11:21:12 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: lee martell

I heard he keeps leaving little piles of nuts & bolts everywhere...


27 posted on 08/11/2020 11:22:00 AM PDT by W. (What, me worry?)
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To: BenLurkin

Give 'em a Joe Biden robot, so they can get some exercise by kicking it throughout the day...


       

28 posted on 08/11/2020 11:22:19 AM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Leaning Right
There was a character on "Mr. Robot" that got a little too attached to Alexa:


29 posted on 08/11/2020 12:15:07 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: BenLurkin

I saw that movie - it was called “Cherry 2000”. Good parable about warranties and a store of spare parts.


30 posted on 08/11/2020 12:32:42 PM PDT by Bernard (If I knew then what I know now, I probably would not have believed it anyway.)
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To: Pollard

I’ve worked in nursing home and have seen elderly people light up when a dog or cat is put in for a visit. What REALLY makes elderly people light up, especially women are babies. Boy, when ever a baby is bought into a nursing home the old dears really start smiling.


31 posted on 08/11/2020 12:38:19 PM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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To: redfreedom

Yeah, the wife and I have a couple of cats. We spoil them, they love it. Had to put one to sleep today, though. A MaineCoon/mix “Rocky’’. He had stomach cancer and the vet said it was too far gone. Boy I miss the little guy already.


32 posted on 08/11/2020 12:40:10 PM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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To: jmacusa

My wife used to bring our daughter to work sometimes and my son & daughter went there every year for Halloween until they got older.


33 posted on 08/11/2020 2:13:06 PM PDT by Pollard (whatever)
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To: zeugma
“Pretty,” was the word an Alabama senior used to describe the lifelike robotic companion pet received from a new pilot project administered by the Alabama Department of Senior Services.

I wonder if the dept of senior services lets the old folks select their own robot :-)

34 posted on 08/11/2020 3:38:46 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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