mistymjohnson Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Aging Japan builds robot to look after elderly TOKYO (AFP) - A Japanese-led research team said it had made 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. Government-backed research institute Riken said the 158-centimeter (five-foot) RI-MAN humanoid can already carry a doll weighing 12 kilograms (26 pounds) and could be capable of bearing 70 kilograms within five years. "We're hoping that through future study it will eventually be able to care for elderly people or work in rehabilitation," said Toshiharu Mukai, one of the research team leaders. Covered by five millimeters (0.2 inches) soft silicone, RI-MAN is equipped with sensors that show it a body's weight and position. The 100-kilogram (220-pound) robot can also distinguish eight different kinds of smells, can tell which direction a voice is coming from and uses powers of sight to follow a human face. "In the future, we would like to develop a capacity to detect a human's health condition through his breath," Mukai said. Japan is bracing for a major increase in needs for elderly care due to a declining birth rate and a population that is among the world's longest living. The population declined in 2005 for the first time since World War II as more young people put off starting families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Skins Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 WTH..is that the jetsons house cleaning robot? Domo arigato Mr. Roboto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 In regards to the title...you know exactly what they will think of next... SEX-BOT followed close behind ( :doh: )by the new Japenese fetish BOT-PORN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 How long till we get Data? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Prime Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Does it coming with any sucking attachments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 In regards to the title...you know exactly what they will think of next...SEX-BOT followed close behind ( :doh: )by the new Japenese fetish BOT-PORN!!! You remeber this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 There's an anime about a robot like this that goes nuts. Called Roujin Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Over at slashdot I read about new military robots that violate Asimov's rules of robotics Sci-Fi is becoming fact. Soon we'll have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymjohnson Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 She's hot! I wouldn't mind some of those robots flitting about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 You remeber this? Actually yes I do. edit - ok..so, is it cheating if you have sex with a robot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140282025/104-1519662-7031963?v=glance&n=283155 I loved this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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