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Japanese Government awards robotic seal top honors: ooort ooort *flaps flippers*

  The Japanese government has awarded this years Robot Award to Paro, the “Grandma soothing” robotic seal! This fuzzy robot was created to help calm the elderly as they sit and rot in their nursing homes. Paro allows us to get those damn geezers out of our hair for a while until they realize it’s not actually a real seal, but a robotic distraction ambush. Eventually, Japanese robotic specialist hope to have a fully automated caring system for the elderly.... Continue reading