The elderly have a hard enough time, as is, trying to keep their dignity in this world, so I have no idea why Japan’s Kanou Masayoshi would try to make things any more confusing for them than it already unfortunately is. See, Kanou’s the inventor of a new robot prototype, designed specifically to interact with Japan’s older population. The robot, Babyloid, aside from just looking absolutely terrifying in every which way, aims to lift the spirits of seniors through confusing movements and interaction.
Babyloid inventor Kanou Masayoshi says his robot can, by simulating certain human emotions, trigger emotional responses in users, something that may be helpful to fight symptoms of depression especially seen with the elderly. [CrunchGear]
The little buggers weigh around 2.2kg and are nearly 44cm in length -just the right size for someone with a weak grip to drop and forget about. I salute Mr. Masayoshi for what he’s hoping to accomplish with his prototypes, but let it be known if my own children someday try to impress me with a creepy little robot baby, they’d at least better leave me with a cricket bat or something to swat at it with.