In which Robot Companions are discussed on national radio

24 Aug

On Monday, I was on NPR talking about seniors and new technologies that allow them to live at home longer and (in theory) more independently.

Or as independently as you can live with a house full of sensors and tracking monitors recording your every move. But then, that’s part of the whole discussion.

The blog post includes the embedded audio and links to some resources. You can find a link to the audio segment (and a transcript soon, I think) of the discussion here and a separate lead-in story that contains some of the more interesting reader/listener comments.

As in a segment we did last year about the elderly and tech, the subject of robots came up again. I’m not sure if my use of the phrase “Robot companions” seemed reassuring or extremely perverted. Both, I hope!

4 Responses to “In which Robot Companions are discussed on national radio”

  1. Ryun Patterson August 24, 2010 at 8:59 pm #

    What about robots for the lazy and middle-aged? I think there's a huge demographic that's being ig

  2. Omar L. Gallaga August 24, 2010 at 9:10 pm #

    That's why we have children, but then it backfires on us.We're so

  3. Ryun Patterson August 25, 2010 at 10:59 pm #

    What about robots for the lazy and middle-aged? I think there's a huge demographic that's being ignored.

  4. Omar L. Gallaga August 25, 2010 at 11:10 pm #

    That's why we have children, but then it backfires on us.We're so dumb.

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