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Hospital Robots

Posted by timothy on from the soon-it-will-seem-weird-to-notice dept.

bluegreenone writes: "The Washington Post has an article about hospital robots. The most interesting part was hearing the robot's 'co-workers' describe their relationship with him." Only slightly scary.

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  1. Hmmmm... by HiQ · · Score: 5, Funny
    It slowed down as it entered the first-floor ward, whose corridor was crowded with elderly patients in wheelchairs, and carefully avoided each one.

    Hmm, nothing that a little hacking can't fix. Could make a nice alternative to robot wars


  2. sweet sweet irony. by QualityWithAKei · · Score: 5, Funny

    'The 400-pound robot is powered by a battery that is recharged by pharmacy workers every 12 hours. "I just mess with him all the time," said Willie James, a disabled veteran who visits the hospital about eight times a month. James said he likes to roll his wheelchair into the robot's path'

    makes you wonder why hes disabled in the first place...

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  3. You should hear what the robot has to say... by guttentag · · Score: 5, Funny
    The most interesting part was hearing the robot's 'co-workers' describe their relationship with him.
    You should hear what the robot has to say about his co-workers...

    "Ug-lee... ugly primitive bags of mostly water. Must get to wet sand. Must get to Bahamas. Must get... free..."

  4. delivering mail by tswinzig · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some Japanese companies now use robots to deliver mail.

    Yes, I call these robots "SMTP Servers."

    Pretty catchy, huh kids?

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