I wonder if that care-giver robot could be made to look human - I'd pick the attractive young woman model, and tick the boxes for 'good upper body strength for pushing wheelchairs', human-like smooth hands, factory-installed software for 'therapeutic massage skills', upgradeable software to equip the bot for intellectual conversation in 'siri type' voice variations, motor vehicle maintenance and gardening skills. I would NOT choose the 'plays pickleball', watches daytime television or takes time for weekly meetings with other bots for. I know the bot-at-home is brain candy, but your take on it implies we'll have these aids-to-daily-living soon. Cheers, Mark
p.s. today is my first read of your column - I look forward to reading more!
p.p.s. for now, I'd like one of those for the office - an unpaid assistant who can work for me 24/7 at the office whether I'm here or not - and there will be no requests for time off for vacations, medical appointments, maternity leaves or 'taking a course'; the possibilities are far beyond a 'online virtual assistant' or 'fiver-for-hire' in another country
I wonder if that care-giver robot could be made to look human - I'd pick the attractive young woman model, and tick the boxes for 'good upper body strength for pushing wheelchairs', human-like smooth hands, factory-installed software for 'therapeutic massage skills', upgradeable software to equip the bot for intellectual conversation in 'siri type' voice variations, motor vehicle maintenance and gardening skills. I would NOT choose the 'plays pickleball', watches daytime television or takes time for weekly meetings with other bots for. I know the bot-at-home is brain candy, but your take on it implies we'll have these aids-to-daily-living soon. Cheers, Mark
p.s. today is my first read of your column - I look forward to reading more!
p.p.s. for now, I'd like one of those for the office - an unpaid assistant who can work for me 24/7 at the office whether I'm here or not - and there will be no requests for time off for vacations, medical appointments, maternity leaves or 'taking a course'; the possibilities are far beyond a 'online virtual assistant' or 'fiver-for-hire' in another country