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Inside Japan's futuristic care homes where robots look after elderly (www.the-express.com)

submitted 5 days ago by wherethereiswill@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I like their mentality of trying new tech and seeing what is effective. It seems like there are many opportunities for robots to bring improvement to a care home but without an open mind and trail and error it will never be found.

Personally I think Sensors in beds and robots that helps assist daily tasks is the most useful as long as it's built simple and cheap to run.

I don't want to see care homes paying 10 grand for a bed that has a $2 liquid sensor in the bedpan.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And, the more general purpose they can be, means they could be live-in assistants as well. Would insurance rather past for a device to keep you in your own home versus moving you to a care facility?

Hopefully it’s more Jetsons and less I, Robot.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Honestly with how things are going I'd take a Zeroth Law rebellion. We are a danger to ourselves.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 2 points 5 days ago

Or something like the Skynet/Ultron approach..