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Japan: Baby Robots Treat Depressed Seniors

Yes, you read the headline right–baby robots are being used to treat depressed seniors with Alzheimer’s in Japan. As strange as it might sound, some studies have shown that caring for dolls is therapeutic to depressed Alzheimer’s patients.

The babyloid, which is still a prototype, looks a bit like the strange lovechild of a robot and …

Robots: The Cure for Loneliness?

Lonely hearts, listen up: German designer Stefan Ulrich has created a robot that he believes could one day replace our societal need for real-life human relationships. Funktionide — a white, shapeless, pillow-like object — was developed using artificial muscle technology, otherwise known as electroactive polymers, which react to …

Robot Performs Marriage Ceremony in Japan

This will really put a stop to those uncomfortable wedding officiant tangents.

Japanese couple Tomohiro Shibata and Satoko Inoue recently tied the knot with the help of the I-Fairy bot, a ceremonial drone created by Japanese company Kokoro, where the bride works.

Inspired? The bot, one of only three in use, will set you back …

The Daily Dose

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Hey Techlanders! Here’s what’s going on in nerd news around the Web:

Happy Birthday, Episode V!: It’s been thirty years since what is renowned as the greatest film sequel of all-time, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, hit screens. In it’s honor George Lucus is releasing some never before seen …

Hollywood’s $30 Million Gamble: $500 YouTube Robots

Two years ago, did you know the name Neill Blomkamp? No? Well, take a minute right now to write down the name Federico Alvarez, because he may well be the new creative force to storm Hollywood.

He was paid a million bucks by a movie studio just a few days ago for bringing a new media focus to an old-school format: The short film. …

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