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Mitsubishi Robot - Watchdog, Nurse, Annoying Friend

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mother's-little-helper dept.

jomaree writes "The SMH Online reports that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have developed a robot (to run on Linux) with voice and face recognition capabilities. The robot would be able to connect to the Internet, contact you by e-mail or a mobile phone and, say, send you a message if it 'hears' a strange noise inside your home. It can also remember the side effects of medication. Reportedly, Mitsubishi claim that the robot 'will become a future house-sitter, caretaker, nurse and friend for the family'. Unfortunately the robot can also be programmed to ask 'You're home late. What have you been up to?' Don't we already have people for that?" The Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun has a story with pictures.

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  1. I can see it now.... by bedessen · · Score: 5, Funny

    you by e-mail or a mobile phone and, say, send you a message if it 'hears' a strange noise inside your home. It can also remember the side effects of medication.

    I can see it now:

    From: mitsubot@example.com
    To: brian-at-work@example.com

    Dear Brian,

    The cat just knocked over a flower pot which made a loud sound. I'm scared. Please come home soon. By the way, remember to be on the lookout for fecal urgency, loose stools, and increased heart rate now that you're taking Propecia.

    Love,
    Your Robot
  2. I got a friend who can already do all this. by PD · · Score: 5, Funny

    The robot would be able to connect to the Internet, contact you by e-mail or a mobile phone and, say, send you a message if it 'hears' a strange noise inside your home. It can also remember the side effects of medication.

    (imagine a message on my answering machine)

    DUDE! I'm smoking a doob and checking the porn sites over here. Come on over and... what the fuck is that noise? Ah fuck. This pot is making my mouth dry so pick up some Dew on the way over. LAter dude.

    --
    If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
  3. I'm sorry, Master... by JS_Guitar · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I cannot perform any services today, as I am getting together with a few robot friends of mine to form a beowolf cluster...

  4. guys, watch out for the victorian morals model by eamonman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Robot:
    "What's that noise from my owner's room? Oh, it's midnight, it must be master's pr0n time"

    Auto-Robot IM message to the owner:
    Robot(11:00PM): STOP watching pr0n you PERV!
    Robot(11:00PM): STOP watching pr0n you PERV!
    Robot(11:01PM): STOP watching pr0n you PERV!

    Owner: (coming out to shut off the robot) "Ok ok, fine, robot. Let me just turn off this switch..."

    Robot: "Sorry for the error master! Sound pattern previously recoreded now determined as normal voice pattern of master. Recorded as non-anomalous behaviour. It will not happen again. Thank you for your cooperation. Have a good night master."

    Owner: "Hmm, ok. Good night robot."

    Robot: (quietly) "pervert."

    Owner: "huh?"

    --
    0- Eamonman Proud member of DNRC
  5. Fosters Ad by WanChan · · Score: 5, Funny
    This reminds me of an advert that is big in the UK. An Osakan (judging by his accent)guy gets one of these robots, and leaves it to do the household chores. Comes home to find said robot drinking his beer and having a tryst with the vacuum cleaner and the microwave.



    Be warned, people

  6. Hmm by rastachops · · Score: 5, Funny

    pity that its running Linux, if it ran Doze then you could get all those .net alerts! Wooo I bet the dog wouldnt shut up.

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