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I think this has a really good use case in homes of people who have physical limitations. The robot can augment their reach / mobility / dexterity, while they a

I think this has a really good use case in homes of people who have physical limitations. The robot can augment their reach / mobility / dexterity, while they are still able to control it and improve the problem-solving abilities of the system. Kind of like a spatially distributed cyborg. Imagine being confined in bed or in a wheelchair, and have this thing be your gofer / nimble hands. It could be a gamechanger for so many!

martythemaniak 3y ago
Do middle-aged (ie <45 years old) people realize that these robots will be their primary caregivers when they are old? People are having fewer children and populations are shrinking in most places. For increasingly large numbers of people, there really won't be anyone around to take care of you or help you out when you're old (ie, >70). You're either gonna have a humanoid to help you live independently, or you're gonna have a bad time.
- ModernMech 3y ago
  lol yeah, I've actually been building these kinds of assistive robots with that expectation :P I'm looking forward to my autonomous wheelchair and my Paro plushie: http://www.parorobots.com http://www.parorobots.com