Especially a future filled with robots caring for old people. As I understand it, Japan's declining birth rate has been part of the zeitgeist for a while now.

Especially a future filled with robots caring for old people. As I understand it, Japan's declining birth rate has been part of the zeitgeist for a while now. I recall there was an feature-length anime film in the early 90s -- "Roujin Z" -- about an experimental robotic hospital bed that is developed because there aren't enough nurses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roujin_Z http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roujin_Z