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Lifelike robotic pets used to help isolated seniors avoid loneliness
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| 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.
To: Malsua
I hated the dopey kid and artificial dog on old BSG.
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posted on
08/11/2020 11:16:34 AM PDT
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wally_bert
(Transmission tone, Selma.)
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.
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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.)
To: Telepathic Intruder
I’ll take good ole K9 ala Dr. Who.
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posted on
08/11/2020 11:17:32 AM PDT
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wally_bert
(Transmission tone, Selma.)
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.
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posted on
08/11/2020 11:19:11 AM PDT
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Malsua
To: Malsua
Agreed that Twiki was worse.
Buck Rogers could have done a lot if the suits hadn’t changed everything.
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posted on
08/11/2020 11:21:12 AM PDT
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wally_bert
(Transmission tone, Selma.)
To: lee martell
I heard he keeps leaving little piles of nuts & bolts everywhere...
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posted on
08/11/2020 11:22:00 AM PDT
by
W.
(What, me worry?)
To: BenLurkin
Give 'em a Joe Biden robot, so they can get some exercise by kicking it throughout the day...
To: Leaning Right
There was a character on "Mr. Robot" that got a little too attached to Alexa:
To: BenLurkin
I saw that movie - it was called “Cherry 2000”. Good parable about warranties and a store of spare parts.
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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.)
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.
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posted on
08/11/2020 12:38:19 PM PDT
by
jmacusa
(If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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.
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posted on
08/11/2020 12:40:10 PM PDT
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jmacusa
(If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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.
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posted on
08/11/2020 2:13:06 PM PDT
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Pollard
(whatever)
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 :-)
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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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