Mechanical man Friday

“A human being may be faster, but you have to say ‘Thank you.’ That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”

University of Tokyo Professor Tomomasa Sato on the merits of mechanical friends after he and other researchers revealed a robot that poured tea into a cup and then delivered it to a person.

Quite right indeed. A breakthrough that possibly paves the way to a life lived without the pain of having to be polite to people. And maybe even the eradication of irksome social interaction altogether.

japanese robot emiew

How splendid…

Comments

  1. Pearl says:

    I have the home address of a long lost Japanese friend. She lived in Yokohama. Is there a website to see if she still lives there? I don’t have her email or contact phone number…

    Thanks!

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