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Friendly Robots School Contests and the Elderly, again
Friendly Robots The NY Times has an article about a robot competition, that is rather more friendly than the Robo-Wars program. It's based on collecting balls, and other pacific activities. This has attracted many educational establishments -- High Schools Vie to Build a Robotic Champ. I still think these things are remote controlled (see picture on right), and this lack of autonomy forces them out of the "robot" category. In an equally friendly frame of mind, Asahi is running a feature on esthetically pleasing teddy-bots, as Robots Bring Dubious Cheer to the Lonely Elderly. Once again, this reveals the interest of the industry to start at the top, trying to please a somewhat tolerant market. But things are turning out well, as the reactions are mostly positive. Is it almost time to move on to the previous generation? | Alex J. Champandard 934 posts. Tuesday 23 April, 19:39 Reply