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Mar 29, 2017

Robot Nannies Are Here, But Won’t Replace Your Babysitter — Yet

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, robotics/AI, transhumanism

Robot nannies in Forbes today. Interesting story! https://www.forbes.com/sites/centurylink/2017/03/29/robot-na…e6632c56b7 #transhumanism


Would you let a robot care for your child?

As our population ages, these caregiver robots will also be useful for the old as well as the young.
As our population ages, these caregiver robots will also be useful for the old as well as the young.

This is not a rhetorical question. So-called robot nannies are already a hit in Japan and China, and are now beginning to appear stateside.

The numbers show why this is an attractive proposition. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 4 million babies are born annually in the United States. That’s almost 11,000 daily births.

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