Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 10 hours later, 13 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,324,852
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How long do you think it will take for Elon’s robots to be seen in public performing tasks like cooking, serving, or cleaning as Elon claims they will do?
Anonymous B replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,324,895
Full self driving will be available in California and Texas next year. No longer in Beta, you can sleep in the car. Availability in other states pending regulatory approval. Cybercab and Robovan will appear on streets soon. Those are robots, too. If you don't like the humanoid robots, just look at the robots on wheels.
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,324,896
What will Tesla robots do?
The robots demonstrated tasks like serving drinks and offering friendship. Musk discussed future plans for Optimus, including tasks like walking dogs and mowing lawns.
$30,000 For friendship.
Anonymous G replied with this 1 year ago, 4 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,324,900
@1,324,898 (Kook !!rcSrAtaAC)
Scholars such as Hojjat Abdollahi argue that these robots can act as "robot companions" that aid elderly people with dementia or depression. After conducting a study on many elderly patients, it was found that elderly individuals were interested in having an intimate robot as their companion and their interest did not decay over time. He further explains that these patients established meaningful rapport with the robot companion and that they greatly valued its presence. Bioethicist Nancy S. Jecker also suggests that older people with disabilities lose their sexual functioning because of physical changes, due to aging and disease, but also because of social stigma and scorn. Jecker argues that these robots are a way to "support dignity" and continue the ability to be sexual by dispelling ageism and negative stereotypes about later-life sexuality. The robot companion "Paro", created by Takanori Shibata, has been used since 2009 as a therapeutic machine for the elderly suffering with dementia as well as those suffering from depression and anxiety. Paro is designed to respond to touch, remember faces and learn certain actions that promote a favorable reaction in the patient. Although Paro was not designed to be a sex robot specifically, Paro is an example of how intelligent machines could become a suitable therapeutic option
Kook !!rcSrAtaAC replied with this 1 year ago, 20 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^][v]#1,324,903
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Yes and with the new people being born in certain countries dwindling, it would be helpful to be able to pad out support staff for the aging population