Technology-driven Japan is faced with the problems of caring for an aging population. Decades of research has gone into designing a robot that can care for the elderly. However, it might be disconcerting to some people for a robot to tell them what to do. As a result, a Japanese company has developed a teddy bear robot designed to care for the elderly population. The teddy bear has a variety of facial expressions and gently suggests rather than demanding. A webcam on its nose allows the teddy bear to see who it is interacting with and their current state.
This teddy bear could be a major breakthrough in patient care. No one wants to feel that they are being bossed around by an enormous metal contraption. it is much easier to follow suggestions given by a teddy bear. The teddy bear guise for the robot also hides the fact that it is a robot. Many people are still scared of robots, even in today's technology based society. I think this teddy bear could really work. The bear is really cute, so you almost want to do anything it tells you. I am much more willing to cooperate with someone if they suggest what I am to do rather than if they were forcing me to do it.
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