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This isn't healthy. The robot will never provide an adequate amount of companionship required by humans. Even children don't bond with these robotic toys. The f
by crimsonalucard 8y ago
This isn't healthy. The robot will never provide an adequate amount of companionship required by humans. Even children don't bond with these robotic toys. The fact that elderly people are bonding with the machine is a sign of severe loneliness and not a sign of successfully creating an android companion.
I get the problem they're trying to solve though. Currently there's already a solution in modern society that solves this issue though albeit comes with it's own inconveniences... Dogs. Get these people dogs. If dogs can lead blind people than they can take care of the elderly.
- wild_preference 8y agoNot everyone can take care of a dog or wants to. You even admit it ("inconveniences") yet immediately dismiss it.
- crimsonalucard 8y agoYour point? Obviously not everyone can take care of a dog. Also I admit to inconveniences, but when did I dismiss it? If I admit to inconveniences it means I am trying to present a view that covers both the downsides and the upsides. I'll say one thing though. I'd rather have a human develop a friendship with a dog then develop a friendship with a robot toy. One relationship is healthy and humane the other is not...